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Support - Discussions - Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI ...
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I just got the new Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter. It works fine visually on my 30 inch Cinema HD display, but now my mouse cursor is jumpy. Every few seconds as I drag my mouse, the cursor jumps 5-10 inches, making it hard and frustrating to use. I tried swapping out mice (external ...

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HardMac.com:  Mini DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI Adapters: Arriving but buggy!

The Apple Core:  Mini DisplayPort adapters creating jumpy mouse cursors

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Mini DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI Adapters: Arriving but buggy!
HardMac.com — ... Here's a link to the small (but growing) thread on Apple's Discussion Forum: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1830794&tstart;=0 ...

Mini DisplayPort adapters creating jumpy mouse cursors
The Apple Core — December 31st, 2008 Mini DisplayPort adapters creating jumpy mouse cursors Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 7:59 am Categories: Hardware , Display Tags: Mouse , Adapter , Apple Inc. , Mice , Hardware , Peripherals , Jason D. O'Grady Mini DisplayPort adapters creating jumpy mouse cursors Apple’s Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapters finally started arriving – over two months after their introduction. These little doohickeys allow you to run a 30-inch monitor with the new MacBook Pros. After waiting this long, however, users have reported that they cause the mouse ...

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