Hardware :: Need Cables - Also Using Old Keyboard And VDU
Apr 18, 2010
I am a new mac user and have a MacBook running the new Snow Leopard platform. I would like to be able to use it as a desktop when at home. I understand I will need cables. I have a good old VDU which I want to keep if I can. It works well, it is currently connected to a PC.
1. Can I use the VDU I have, if not, what generic type should I buy?
2. What cables will I need; what should I ask for?
3. I have a Microsoft natural shaped keyboard which saved my wrists, I wish to carry on using it, The keyboard is a USB one, though I don't know off-hand if it is USB one or two.
I am running MS Office for Mac so I presume I should be able to transfer my MS folders over to this MacBook.
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May 14, 2009
This is the inside of my Mac Pro.
I've recently acquired an airport card, but i can't find the cables needed...
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Nov 6, 2010
Recently I tried installing a 2.5" SSD in a 3.5" enclosure (Icy Dock) in one of the internal drive bays in my Mac Pro. The enclosure was defective, apparently, because the SATA ports on the enclosure didn't quite line up with the internal SATA ports in the MP drive bay. Unfortunately, I pushed a little too hard to get it in and I ended up bending the metal brackets that the black plastic SATA port is screwed on to in the Mac Pro.
The result is that the SATA port is now bend down at about a 10% angle, which is enough to prevent me from sliding a hard drive in and connecting it. I've tried to bend it back to the normal angle, but I wasn't successful.
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Nov 7, 2010
It is a recently purchased LG TV, and the latest Macbook Pro bought in July.
It would help if you could post some links from the Apple website or whatever.
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Sep 6, 2009
Okay i have a ten year old Sony Trinitron TV. I am trying to connect my Macbook witch has a mini Dvi port to my TV that only has the S-video and RCA inputs. I have the DVi to VGA adapter and a VGA to S-video/RCA adapter. when i plug everything in i get nothing on the tv and my computer does not seem to detect the Tv What do i do? i have been looking and cant seem to find a answer.
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Jan 25, 2010
I've made the decision to buy a mac mini and I'm preparing to order online. I have one question: can you explain the video outputs? I want to be able to hook up my flat screen monitor that can be connected via VGA or DVI and my flat screen TV which has VGA or HDMI inputs available. So, what kind of video outputs does the mini have and what ables/adapters to I need to hook up my monitor and TV?
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Jun 29, 2010
My ethernet port is not responsive. Same cables work elsewhere. Doesn't light up, not recognized at all. I tried to zap the pram but to no avail. Suggestions?
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Jun 29, 2010
I recently bought a Cables to Go DB9 Adapter to connect my ancient Sony Handicam to my Macbook. The problem is that the disk that came with the cable only had the PC drivers, and no make ones. I already checked on the Cables to Go website, and they don't have any Mac drivers. Is there any way I could get one so my Macbook will register that it's connected to my camera?
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Sep 24, 2010
I'd like to confirm that the two links below are the proper cables for installing a SSD in the new iMacs. Symbology confirmed for the power cable for me already, can anyone else who has installed an SSD confirm the other? If not, can you post a link from Amazon of the correct one? Left Angled Sata Cable - [URL] SATA Power Y [URL]
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Jun 24, 2009
I just bought an LG 20" LCD monitor to use as an external display. It's this one:
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The cord that came with it is a D-Sub cable.
I know that I need some type of adapter cord to use it with my Macbook...which one?
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Nov 4, 2009
I'm selling the ATI 4870 that came with my BTO 2009 Mac Pro. I assume the cables go with the card (otherwise it's useless) correct?
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Mar 11, 2010
My 24" LED ACD display is sitting too far away from where I'd like to mount my Mac Mini. Is there any way to extend the really short cables of this display?
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Mar 22, 2010
I have my music with iTunes installed on a PC desktop that is cabled (cat5) to a router. Can I cable the AirPort via Cat5 to the same router and use that configuration to push music from iTunes to the Stereo receiver? All the configurations I see in the AirPort documentation show the input to it being wireless.
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Sep 24, 2010
I need to router 4 SATA cables from each of the HDD bays into the optical bay where there will be 3 SSDs and a regular HDD. What is the recommended way to do this?
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Jan 9, 2009
I bought a second screen a few days ago, the 23" LG M2394D. I have got it connected to my 24" Aluminium iMac. The resolution of the monitor is 1920x1080 and the iMac is 1920x1200. System preferences lets me assign the different resolutions on the different screens, but the quality on the second screen at 1920x1200 is very dodgy. If i put it to 1650x1050 it looks better, but not as good as the apple display. I have also noticed that the picture is 'too big for the screen', i.e. there is some of the picture outside of the screen area that i cant see. I have the screen connected via the Apple MiniDVI to dvi connector and then a DVi to HDMI cable into the screen. Is it the HDMI that is causing some of the problems? would a straight DVI cable work better? Here is the screen: [URL]
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May 2, 2009
Basically need to know if there is a method of accessing the 360's HDD from an iMac (3.06GHz model) without using XSATA or xsata cables as, you know, there isn't a way to connect xsata cables to the iMac, as far as I know anyway.
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Dec 23, 2009
I ordered a VGA cable and a minidisplayport to VGA adapter from ebay, and my lcd keeps saying no signal when I plug in all the cables. I am at a loss as to how to get this to work.
The MBP won't detect any external displays.
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Apr 22, 2012
I have a Mac pro 1,1 model and recently upgraded the video card to a Saphirre 6870 card. It works great right out of the box on both Mac and pc side of my Mac pro. From my online research, this card seems to be the best card that works with my mac pro so far, however I plan on getting an even more powerful card to use exclusively on my windows partition for games. I want to get a 6970 card, but that one may not work on the Mac side, so I plan on using both cards (the 6970 for the pc side, and the 6870 for the Mac side). There are two ways that I think may be possible but I wouldn't know how. One, is there a switch device that allows me to switch between cards without having to disconnect and reconnect them every time ? And second possible way, is there a way to house the second video card externally with its own power supply? The issue if that the are not enough power connections for both cards, so is there a way to power one card externally?
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Mac Pro Quad, Mac OS X (10.5.4)
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May 9, 2012
Spilled some liquid on my cables, and conventional method's won't get them clean. Cables include USB leads and power adaptors.
Info:MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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May 16, 2012
How do I transfer files from one computer to another without using cables?
Info:Mac Pro
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Sep 25, 2010
As I understand it the MDP from the 5770/5870's have audio support. So does the cable from the new 27" LED display. Do MDP extension cables that can also carry the audio exist (e.g., is Atlona AT13032-2 such a cable)?
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Oct 1, 2010
Is this mini displayport male to female cable and this USB 2.0 A Male to A Female extension cable sufficient to extend the connection on the 27" cinema display?
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Aug 19, 2009
Could you please check if I have all the cables necessary to hook up my Macbook Pro 17" to this Vizio monitor? I got the mini display port to HDMI converter, and an HDMI cable. Is there anything else I need or do you have recommendations for a different brand? I am buying a Vizio 25.5" monitor: [URL]. Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter: [URL]. High Speed HDMI 1.3a Category 2 Certified CL2 Rated (In-Wall Installation) Cable (24AWG) w/ Net Jacket - 8ft (Gold Plated Connectors): [URL]
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Aug 22, 2009
I'm not sure if the single "combo" cable coming out of the back of my 30" cinema display can be removed or not. I'm only willing to pull so hard on it to find out I'm boxing it up for travel to another state for a trip and it would be easier to manhandle it into & out of the box without the cable attached.
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Jan 18, 2010
Was hoping to connect my 13" aluminium macbook to a samsung HDTV. There are so many cables on the apple store, so I am not entirely sure what I need.
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Dec 18, 2010
I'm going to get a Mac Pro in the new year and a Cinema Display to go with it. Do the 27" Cinema Display's use audio output from the USB port of the Mac Pro or do they use the new 1.1a Mini Displayport standard to pass from the Pro to the Cinema Display?I will need extension cables to get from the Mac Pro under my desk to the Cinema Display. If they use USB for the audio thats no problem, but all the Mini Displayport extension cables I can find online are only 1.1 compliant and state that they can't pass through audio.
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May 27, 2010
I'm new to this technology and I was wondering what cables I need to hook up my mbp to my HDTV for both video and audio. when I do get it hooked up, will it be full screen or no? i mainly want to do this for watching movies from my mbp to my tv.
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Jun 6, 2010
I just got a new MBP, and I like to use my notebooks connected to my HDTV for movie watching and some occasional gaming. I was looking around at cables (mostly at monoprice) and no one seems to have a mini displayport -> hdmi cable that will carry the audio signal.
Has anyone seen them available online?
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May 28, 2012
I have a Panasonic Viera (2006) digital TV. It has every possible port on the back (and even ports on one side.)The TV is connected to a digital TV tuner/hard disk recorder unit. The tuner also has a ton of ports. What do I need to do in order to send video from the TV to the Mac and record it on the Mac?(Either live TV or video playback from the hard disk recorder.)With my old analog TV, I used the Interview XLR8 USB video capture device with the Interview application or BTV application. (I think even Quicktime could record from the XLR too.)Seems digital TV doesn't work with the XLR8. Is that right? I tried the XLR8 with various combinations of inputs/outputs but can't seem to get any video to appear on the Mac.
I see that HDMI is one way out from Mac out and view on the TV.I also have a VCR and DVD player connected to the TV via a switcher box.With the variety of digital and analog outputs from these devices, seems I should be able to get video from the TV into the Mac.
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2.8GHz Intel Core i5, Mac OS X (10.6.6), 4GB; 1TB ; 27"
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Oct 18, 2009
Does your first gen MacBook have WiFi problems? Here's why mine has. I opened it for the first time, and here's what I found. These are the WiFi antennas cables: They've been cut by the simply opening and closing the display, for more than three years. The cables are stuck in a bad place and suffer from excessive pressure and contortion. Of course my Apple care is finished... but all these wifi problems in the apple support forum make me think every first gen macbook is concerned [URL] This is a MacBook Core Duo 2.0 ghz (Early 2006).
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