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<blockquote data-quote="Snakedoctor" data-source="post: 1047791" data-attributes="member: 150204"><p><strong>Connecting MacPro to multiple monitors</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>In the office I have designed a new Mac setup for the R&D team. By default my company only use Dell so this is the first Mac in the company (global company with 70,000+ employees). I am part of the IT team on site and have hit a wall... I'll try to explain as best as I can but please ask for clarification if required....</p><p></p><p>I bought the guys a MacPro (2 x 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon | 11GB DDR3 | OS X 10.6.3 | 640GB HDD & 1TB HDD) which is connected to an Apple 24" LED Screen. I have installed a second graphics card (NVIDIA GeForce GT120) so that I can have a second 22" monitor connected side by side (standard Dell 22" monitor).</p><p></p><p>Now I also want to connect the MacPro to a TV unit to allow for presentations, demos etc. The TV is a <a href="https://www.samsung.com/us/" target="_blank">Samsung 42" HD Plasma TV</a>, documentation <a href="https://www.samsung.com/us/" target="_blank">here</a>. I have also connected a Dell Desktop to the TV via the VGA port and 3.5mm audio cable. This machine is on our internal network (Mac will not be located on network) so email, shared network drives etc can be accessible. I also have a 17" MBP (2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo | 4GB | 500GB HDD) connected to the TV monitor via the <a href="http://www.startech.com/item/MDP2HDMI-Mini-DisplayPort-to-HDMI-Cable-Adapter-Converter.aspx" target="_blank">MiniDisplay Port to HDMI Connector</a>. This is connected to HDMI/DVI port on the TV.</p><p></p><p>The problem I am having is that I can't get the MacPro to the TV. It is working on the dual screen no problem (Mac LED & Dell Monitor). The configuration I have tried is:</p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/" target="_blank">DVI / Audio Convertor to HDMI</a>. I have a <a href="https://monsterstore.com/" target="_blank">DVI Cable</a> connecting the MacPro to the convertor and a regular 3.5mm audio jack from the MacPro to the Convertor. Upon switching on the TV to HDMI extension 1 the message that appears is "Mode Not Supported"...</p><p></p><p>Side Note: If I plug a HDMI cable directly into a HDMI to DVI adapter, picture appears fine, but no audio... As soon as I start using the convertor box, I get the problem....</p><p></p><p>Any thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snakedoctor, post: 1047791, member: 150204"] [B]Connecting MacPro to multiple monitors[/B] Hi, In the office I have designed a new Mac setup for the R&D team. By default my company only use Dell so this is the first Mac in the company (global company with 70,000+ employees). I am part of the IT team on site and have hit a wall... I'll try to explain as best as I can but please ask for clarification if required.... I bought the guys a MacPro (2 x 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon | 11GB DDR3 | OS X 10.6.3 | 640GB HDD & 1TB HDD) which is connected to an Apple 24" LED Screen. I have installed a second graphics card (NVIDIA GeForce GT120) so that I can have a second 22" monitor connected side by side (standard Dell 22" monitor). Now I also want to connect the MacPro to a TV unit to allow for presentations, demos etc. The TV is a [URL='https://www.samsung.com/us/']Samsung 42" HD Plasma TV[/URL], documentation [URL='https://www.samsung.com/us/']here[/URL]. I have also connected a Dell Desktop to the TV via the VGA port and 3.5mm audio cable. This machine is on our internal network (Mac will not be located on network) so email, shared network drives etc can be accessible. I also have a 17" MBP (2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo | 4GB | 500GB HDD) connected to the TV monitor via the [URL='http://www.startech.com/item/MDP2HDMI-Mini-DisplayPort-to-HDMI-Cable-Adapter-Converter.aspx']MiniDisplay Port to HDMI Connector[/URL]. This is connected to HDMI/DVI port on the TV. The problem I am having is that I can't get the MacPro to the TV. It is working on the dual screen no problem (Mac LED & Dell Monitor). The configuration I have tried is: [URL='https://www.ebay.com/']DVI / Audio Convertor to HDMI[/URL]. I have a [URL='https://monsterstore.com/']DVI Cable[/URL] connecting the MacPro to the convertor and a regular 3.5mm audio jack from the MacPro to the Convertor. Upon switching on the TV to HDMI extension 1 the message that appears is "Mode Not Supported"... Side Note: If I plug a HDMI cable directly into a HDMI to DVI adapter, picture appears fine, but no audio... As soon as I start using the convertor box, I get the problem.... Any thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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