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connect two monitors to a mac pro g5.

i having trouble connect to 20" monitors to my mac pro g5 and ideas?
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What's the problem?
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i wanna connect two 20" monitors to my g5 but i have to different connections on my video card do i need to purchase a new card? what do i do?
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i have two 20" cinema monitors and i wanna connect both to my mac g5 but i have to different connections on my video card should i buy another card? what do i do?
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I'm guessing since it is a G5, that one is a ADC and one is a DVI.

This is a DVI connector, this is an ADC connector.

These are Apple Cinema Displays, right?
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yes i have two apple cinema displays and yes the card in my mac g5 has the dvi and the adc connection.....what do i do about that i wanna have both monitors in my studio so i wanna have them both connected.
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Plenty of adapters are sold (both by Apple and by 3rd parties) for connecting DVI monitors to ADC ports, ADC monitors to VGA ports, etc.

All it would take is knowing what kind of connector port(s) your card has, and what kind of connectors your monitor(s) has/have. Then, your solution is but a single Google search away.

If you need help with the Google search, then tell us exactly what kind of connectors your monitors have, and what kind of ports your video card has. icemanjc provided links that will help you identify exactly what kind of connectors you have.
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You best bet would to be go to ebay and get a AGP card with two DVI ports for your G5.
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