discussions.apple.com - 12/29/2008
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Cycling the monitor power has no effect It makes no difference if the adapter gets power via the Macbook Pro USB ports, a powered hub, a usb ac adapter etc. It makes no difference if there is something plugged into the adapter USB repeater or not. The problem seems to be occuring later if the ...
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discussions.apple.com - 12/29/2008
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I don't yet know what conditions cause it
but I'll be working with my MacBook Pro connected
to my 30" display when the screen "shifts" and then becomes practically unreadable. I have to disconnect the adapter and reattach it. The photos below show a ...
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Support - Discussions - periodic Dual-link display ...
gizmodo.com - 12/29/2008
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gizmodo.com —
We've been waiting a few months for the
Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter in order to
hook up our 30-inch Dell 3007WFP monitor, but when it got here, it was periodically unusable . Here's the issue: occasionally (somewhere between a few ...
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Apple's Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter Has ...
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Apple's Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter Has Periodic Distortion Issues [Mini Displayport]
Gizmodo —
... it was periodically unusable. Here's the issue: occasionally (somewhere between a few minutes and an hour), the screen will look like it's missing half its display information, like one of its dual "links" has failed. This can only be fixed by unplugging and plugging in ether the Mini DisplayPort connector to our MacBook Pro, or the USB connection (yes, the adapter uses both DisplayPort AND USB). A quick search found these two Apple support threads, here and here, with a bunch of people that have the same problem. And this issue ...
Report: Apple's Mini DisplayPort to DL DVI problems abound
Infinite Loop —
... Chen: Here's the issue: occasionally (somewhere between a few minutes and an hour), the screen will look like it's missing half its display information, like one of its dual "links" has failed. This can only be fixed by unplugging and plugging in ether the Mini DisplayPort connector to our MacBook Pro, or the USB connection (yes, the adapter uses both DisplayPort AND USB). According to Jason's research, it isn't a problem isolated to his adapter: he found two additional Apple support ...
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