G4 cube vs Power Mac G4

amanda_burke · amanda_burke #1 (**permalink**)

02-04-2009, 07:07 PM

So I bought a Power Mac G4... (finances are tight!) and I previously had a G4 cube that crashed... so I assumed, of course incorrectly, that the monitors would be interchangeable... turns out not.

Can I get an adapter? Do I have to get a Power Mac G4 monitor to be able to use it... I am not good at this stuff at all, and I really do not have the cash to be spending all over the place... so the more frugal responses, the better!

Thanks in advance everyone!

xstep · xstep #2 (**permalink**)

02-04-2009, 08:56 PM

Tell us what monitor you have and the connection fitting on it.

bio25053 · bio25053 #3 (**permalink**)

02-05-2009, 07:04 PM

if possible move the agp card from the cube to the power mac

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #4 (**permalink**)

02-06-2009, 03:50 PM

G'day and welcome to the forum Amanda.

Sounds like your problem is the graphics card connector. Mose cube cards use ADC cards and do you have an ADC (Apple Direct Connect) display or DVI?

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amanda_burke #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 04, 2009 Posts: 1	02-04-2009, 07:07 PM So I bought a Power Mac G4... (finances are tight!) and I previously had a G4 cube that crashed... so I assumed, of course incorrectly, that the monitors would be interchangeable... turns out not. Can I get an adapter? Do I have to get a Power Mac G4 monitor to be able to use it... I am not good at this stuff at all, and I really do not have the cash to be spending all over the place... so the more frugal responses, the better! Thanks in advance everyone!
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harryb2448 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,065 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	02-06-2009, 03:50 PM G'day and welcome to the forum Amanda. Sounds like your problem is the graphics card connector. Mose cube cards use ADC cards and do you have an ADC (Apple Direct Connect) display or DVI?
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