Cinema display g4mac400mhz

[Macbusbee]

I have an old mac g4 400mhz running OS 9.1. It has a huge 20inch display (like an old tube TV) which is very heavy with a broken stand. It has the ADC (apple display connector) that is powered by the tower. I purchased a 23" cinema display with the identical connector from ebay. When I connect it to the serial port the system immediately powers up and the screen lights up for a few seconds then goes dark. The power light remains on and pulsates but the screen is dark. I plugged in the old monitor and it powers up and shines bright - no issues. Can I assume the display I bought is faulty or is there another reason this 23" display won't work? (i.e OS, needs adapter, etc) Help!!!

 

[iAboodz]

the graphic card in that g4 cannot support higher resolutions than 1280x1024. So you have to upgrade the graphic card on that g4 and they are pretty rare I assume.

 

[Macbusbee]

Thank You iAboodz. Are you aware of the actual card that would work in that system? I know it's antiquated but I have so much software on that thing that I can't replace right now.

 

[iAboodz]

Hello,


you have the ATI Radeon 9000 Mac edition:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-G4-ATI-Radeon-9000-64MB-DVI-ADC-Video-Card-630-4844-603-3352-GPU963-/331157017464?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item4d1a7f1378

the Pro version:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mac-G4-ATi-Radeon-9000-Pro-64MB-1029970800-AGP-Graphics-Card-GPU953-/161259480524?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item258bd065cc

or the nvidia geforce 4 MX:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/APPLE-Power-Mac-G4-Quicksilver-NVIDIA-GeForce4-MX-ADC-VGA-Video-Card-661-2594-/171410974201?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item27e8e3e5f9

You should be fine with one of them.
That is just a link to show the product, you can also buy it from that seller if you find it trust worthy.

Good luck !

 

[Macbusbee]

Hello,


you have the ATI Radeon 9000 Mac edition:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-G4-ATI-Radeon-9000-64MB-DVI-ADC-Video-Card-630-4844-603-3352-GPU963-/331157017464?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item4d1a7f1378

the Pro version:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mac-G4-ATi-Radeon-9000-Pro-64MB-1029970800-AGP-Graphics-Card-GPU953-/161259480524?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item258bd065cc

or the nvidia geforce 4 MX:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/APPLE-Power-Mac-G4-Quicksilver-NVIDIA-GeForce4-MX-ADC-VGA-Video-Card-661-2594-/171410974201?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item27e8e3e5f9

You should be fine with one of them.
That is just a link to show the product, you can also buy it from that seller if you find it trust worthy.

Good luck !

 

[Macbusbee]

Thanks again for your help. Actually I have this card currently but it is quite different from those you suggested. Just wanted to be sure this makes no difference in your response.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ATI-Rage-128-Pro-16MB-AGP-For-Apple-Powermac-G4-with-VGA-ADC-109-72700-02-/121423201541?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item1c45630505

 

[iAboodz]

Yes the ones i recommended are better ones than the Ati Rage. They are capable of handling higher resolutions

 

[Macbusbee]

Your recommendation worked out perfectly!!! Thank you for taking the time to respond

 

[iAboodz]

Glad things worked out for you
Which card was your choice ?