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Second VGA Monitor to my PM?
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mark9939
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Jun 22, 2003, 04:09 PM
 
I currently have one monitor hooked up thru my DVI port. I would like to add a second, but I don't know what to do with that ADC port. Any suggestions for adapters/converters that you use? Thanks, -M
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Jun 22, 2003, 10:42 PM
 
I thought that all Macs with ADC ports shipped with an ADC-VGA adapter.

But you can always buy one. Dr Bott sells them.

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Jun 22, 2003, 10:45 PM
 
Originally posted by tooki:
I thought that all Macs with ADC ports shipped with an ADC-VGA adapter.
My Mac came with a DVI->VGA, but no ADC-> VGA. Thanks for the Dr. Bott tip, I'll look into it.
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Jun 22, 2003, 11:44 PM
 
Ah. I never bought an Mac with a dual-head ADC/DVI card, so I am not totally sure what they came with! (The Macs that had only an ADC port came with the ADC-VGA connector, that I know!)

Here's the Dr Bott adapter you need. Just read that page, there appear to be a couple of cards that won't work with it.

I dunno if anyone else makes them cheaper.

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Jun 23, 2003, 11:49 AM
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=25449

You could always scour ebay for a really cheap PCI card. That way your main AGP card still has full horsepower available to it, instead of splitting it for 2 moniters.
     
   
 
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