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February 7th, 2008 14:00
3008WFP on a MacPro
I bought a 3008WFP for my MacPro (Intel 2,66) together with a Monster DVI-D cable. When I hooked it up to my MacPro it was not working as it should. Text was not very well readable and images were blurry, kind of. It took me about 2 hours to find out that the monster cable was at fault. It is a Single Link cable and according to Apple I should use a Dual Link Cable. When I attached the Dual Link cable that came with my monitor everything worked fine. I still have some questions, hopefully somebody can answer them.
1) The company I bought it from (I bought it not from Dell directly) said that I should not need a Dual Link cable to use the monitor at full resolution. Apple says I should. Who is right?
2) Apple supplies drivers for their 30" ACD. Dell has Mac drivers available for the 3007WFP. I was unable to find them for the 3008WFP. Where and when will they become available?
I just have a question I'm planning to buy Dell 3008WFP display and I wanted to know can it work with older PC's or newer Mac Pro with standard DVI, I have a dual-link DVI card a Geforce 8800GT, Sense the 3008WFP has displayport does Dell have adapters Display Port mini DVI to DVI?stevenFrance
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Posted May 28th, 2026 21:30
hi
I have one Dell 3008WFP, and before i have MBP M1.
After to look for a fixe of my display, i finisk to have the solution
buy CDP2DVIDP
(StarTech.com Adaptateur USB-C vers DVI Dual Link - Actif - Convertisseur USB Type-C vers DVI-D Double Liaison - 2560 x 1600 (CDP2DVIDP))
https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07VF1PP8T?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1
buy a cable DVI Dual Link
install Display Link manager software
Work fine
So with MBP M5 don t work .... the support tell me; can not never :(
DELL-Chris M
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Posted February 7th, 2008 19:00
JoghoJogho,
Please use the Dell supplied dual link cable. On VGA, the resolution should be 1920x1200. On DVI/Displayport, the resolution should be 2560x1600.
Go into the OSD (On Screen Display)
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Preset Modes and choose Gamma Mac. Then, try all of the Preset Modes one at a time and check for text clarity. Also, play with the Display Settings- Sharpness bar and check for text clarity.
We did not make a Mac specific driver.
DELL-Chris M (old account)
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