Belkin ADC to DVI Connector Cable Overview

The original Apple Cinema Display and the Apple Studio Display-which use the digital video interface (DVI) connector-were designed to work with the graphics card in the Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics) computer. The graphics card in later Power Mac G4 computers utilizes an Apple Display Connector (ADC) video card. Refer to technical document 58692: "Power Mac G4: Display Compatibility" for images and additional information on the video connectors.

Belkin offers an ADC to DVI cable adapter that allows you to connect either monitor to a computer with an ADC video card. Refer to Table 1 to determine compatibility. Figures 1 through 3 offer views of the cable adapter.

Computer	Computer Video Port	Apple Studio Display	Apple Cinema Display
Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)	DVI	Yes	Yes
Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) and (Digital Audio)	ADC	Yes (with adapter)	Yes (with adapter)
Power Mac G4 Cube	ADC	Yes (with adapter)	Yes (with adapter)

Table 1 Computer and display compatibility

Figure 1 Connector Cable

Figure 2 View of connector plug

Figure 3 View of connector socket

Notes

1. The cable adapter only carries the video signal to the display. You must also plug in the display's power cord, and connect the display to one of the computer's USB ports.

2. This adapter is designed only to allow DVI based displays to be connected to an ADC video card. This adapter does not allow you to connect ADC displays to a video card with a DVI port.

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