</solve>
Apple's a lying ass.
It states specifically on apple's website that all MacBook pros can drive the 30 inch Apple Cinema Display. Well, I beg to differ.
The above photo shows what happens when I connect the aforementioned expensive as hell pieces of equipment. I've probably wasted 3-6 hours on this already wiping ram, installing updates, arguing on the phone, even taking my laptop into the apple store. All they said was that it's a known issue and are working on a fix. Kiss my ass and gimme my money back.
*update:
After talking to Apple's technical support line [for 2.5 hours] the conclusion that this is a problem that has never been seen before, and no one knows what it is was reached. Great, just my luck that I get the freakish guinea pig technical problem.
*resolution:
The MBP came back. According to the little invoice that comes with it the technicians replaced the motherboard. It now operates properly with the monitor.
Apple's a lying ass.
It states specifically on apple's website that all MacBook pros can drive the 30 inch Apple Cinema Display. Well, I beg to differ.
The above photo shows what happens when I connect the aforementioned expensive as hell pieces of equipment. I've probably wasted 3-6 hours on this already wiping ram, installing updates, arguing on the phone, even taking my laptop into the apple store. All they said was that it's a known issue and are working on a fix. Kiss my ass and gimme my money back.
*update:
After talking to Apple's technical support line [for 2.5 hours] the conclusion that this is a problem that has never been seen before, and no one knows what it is was reached. Great, just my luck that I get the freakish guinea pig technical problem.
*resolution:
The MBP came back. According to the little invoice that comes with it the technicians replaced the motherboard. It now operates properly with the monitor.