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VGA Adapter for Mac Display

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This is an explanation of how to connect a Macintosh laptop to the installed technology in your classroom.

 

A VGA adapter is needed. One end of the adapter will connect to your laptop while the other end will connect to the VGA cable, which is provided in the classroom. There are many different types of adapters that correlate to specific models of Macintosh laptops.

 

DVI

 1st Ed. Silver MacBook Pro, and 15” & 17” PowerBook G4

 

 

 

Mini-DVI

 All Pre-Fall 2009 Black/White MacBooks & 12” PowerBook G4

 

 

 

Micro-DVI

1st Ed. MacBook Air      

 

 

Mini-VGA

 iBook G4

 

 

 

 

30 Pin-VGA

 

 

iPad 2 or later

iPhone 4S

[video out only on: iPad (1st gen), iPhone 4, or iPod touch (4th gen)]

 

 

 

Lightning-VGA

 

 

iPad with Retina display

iPad mini

iPhone 5

iPod touch (5th gen)

 

 

 

 

 

Mini-Displayport/  

Thunderbolt Port

All Macbook Pro and Air laptops from mid-2008 to the present and the white Macbook laptop starting in Fall of 2009. 2011 models are labelled as Thunderbolt ports but the connector is the same. This adapter is installed in every general assignment classroom.

 

 

Currently ETS provides a VGA cable and Mini-Displayport adapter in all general assignment classrooms. ETS does not provide other types of VGA adapters in the classrooms or as a checkout item. Because adapters are device specific, it is up to each user to purchase one to use in the classroom.

(Note - ETS has encountered Dell laptops that use the Mini-Displayport connector for external video. While the connector is the same, these laptops do NOT work with the Apple adapters installed in the classroom. If you have one of these laptops, you will need to purchase the Dell VGA adapter to display correctly.)

Some varieties can be purchased at the Cal Student Store in the Martin Luther King Jr. Building at the corner of Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue. Mac VGA adapters can also be purchased online through the Apple website, and ETS has had success finding HDMI & Displayport to VGA adapters via Amazon.

When buying the specific adapter for your laptop, if possible it is best to bring the laptop to the store to find the exact adapter. Remember, one end of the adapter needs to be VGA in order to work in our classrooms.

 

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