need to know..very desperate.

[manasecret]

You haven't built the new machine yet, right?

So how do you know the adapter you have now won't work for the new machine? Wait until you have the new computer so you can test it.

By the way, most videocards now have a direct DVI plug in them. Is this a different DVI than the Mac one you got?

And I've never heard of ADC. Do you mean VGA (the standard monitor input, before DVI), or is it a standard to do with Macs?

[GameMaster]

I'm not sure either, but I bet Null can help you out.

[quiet mike]

Could it be that the addapter is to make MAC machines work on regular monitors instead of PC's to MAC monitors?

[Yugi Starwind]

Originally Posted by quiet mike

Could it be that the addapter is to make MAC machines work on regular monitors instead of PC's to MAC monitors?

I tried that theory out. it could be like that, though..*sigh* but no, the new one isn't built yet. i'm going to buy more parts today. and the box even says "DVI to ADC" on it. maybe ADC's only for the mac.(?) well, i'll see what i can do as soon as the new machine's built.

[manasecret]

I did a quick look around the net. I'm not positive, but this is how it seems..

ADC is a Mac standard, or a standard for something or other. But it's not normally used for PCs. So a DVI to ADC adapter won't help.

When you build the new PC, you will need a DVI to VGA adapter, UNLESS the videocard you get has a direct DVI-in plug. Any vidcard you get likely will have a DVI plug, as all the new ones seem to include them.

Unless there are different standards of DVI, meaning your monitor's DVI is different from the PC's DVI. But let's hope not..

EDIT: I realized I might be confused, and the adapter you have is ADC to DVI, not the other way around. I hope I'm wrong.

EDIT2: I now realized I AM confused, and now see exactly what you mean. ADC is the Apple standard (Apple Desktop Connector), and it IS odd that the adapter didn't work..

(It's tough being retarded.)

All I can say now is that I hope the new computer works.