Several Apple customers have reported good success with this setup.
#When to replace mac mini power supply pro
The DVI-D connector that connects to Mac Pro Here's what the output connector looks like: DVI-D single link, which is satisfactory for the older Cinema Displays. Make room, because it's quite a bit larger and warmer when powered than the MacBook power supplies you may be using. See the diagram below.Ĭonnecting the DVI to ADC Adapter (Credit: Apple's Product Manual)īecause power must be supplied to the display, the Apple DVI to ADC adapter must be plugged into a wall-outlet, surge suppressor, or UPS. You plug your old ADC-based display into it, and out comes DVI-D (single link) which plugs into the Mac Pro or Mac Mini (with an additional DVI to Mini-DVI for the latest Mac mini model, supplied).
It is a monster power supply and adapter measuring almost 5 x 5 x 1.5 inches. What you'll need instead is Apple's DVI to ADC Adapter which retails for US$99.00. The bad news is that ADC carries power to the display and DVI (with pins 3 x 8) does not, so it's not a simple matter of using one one those small, in-line adapters like Mini DisplayPort to DVI. Unfortunately as well, computer technology changes faster than excellent LCD Cinema displays wear out (reduced brightness), and so many users who've migrated from older Power Mac G4s and G5s and want to use that ADC-based Cinema display will have to buy a new cable adapter.Īpple (Plastic) Cinema Display (ADC) 2000-2004 (Note: the connector is circular on both ends.) In time, Apple decided, probably based on customer push back, that selling monitors that wouldn't fit PCs and had non-standard connectors wasn't a good idea.
It seemed like a really good idea at the time, and the video cards in Apple's Power Mac G4s and G5s had corresponding ADC connectors on the back. The end of the cable attached to the monitor looks like this: However, for those who are still using a trusty, older pinstripe/plastic Cinema Display (17 or 22-inch), a special converter will be necessary.īack in 2000, Apple thought it would be really cool to reduce cable clutter for displays, so the company conceived of a combination DVI, power and USB to come up with a 30 pin (3 x 10) connector called the Apple Display Connector. Many Apple customers, it seems, are starting to unload their old Power Mac G4s and G5s in favor of the new Nehalem-based Mac Pro.