From a hardware standpoint it should work.
I would then assume the sound in your system just has to be adjusted somehow.
Assuming you are running Windows 7...
Go to your Control Panel, then choose 'Sound'.
In my 'Playback' tab, 'LED Cinema-1' is selected with a green check mark...
The drivers on zotac.com were probably more current anyway, so that's not a bad thing.
I'm glad you got up and running. I purchased the Apple 27 for my PC thinking it would be an easy upgrade, and felt quite the fool when that was not the case. Worth it for me though.
Thanks to this...
The Zotac GeForce GT440 turns the Apple 27 on and off, and provided sound to monitor's built-in speaker via the Mini-DisplayPort connectioin, not via the USB.
The exact StarTech adapter I am recommending is :
DP2MDPMF6IN 6-Inch DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort Video Cable Adapter - M/F...
Attaching the USB cable is only required if you want to use the USB ports on the back of the monitor. If you want functionality for that, then simply plug the monitor's USB cable to the back of your PC. The USB cable that comes with the Atlona DP400 powers the converter, it does not add...
It seems many of the NVIDIA based cards with a DisplayPort work well with the Apple 27.
And yes, the ATI Eyefinity Cards also seem to consistently work.
Obviously, an Apple 27 hooked up directly to a video card's Mini-DisplayPort output is the cleanest connect here. For those who need to...
I purchased a Apple 27" Cinema Display last week for my PC, a Gateway FX6831-01.
My computer already had an ATI Radeon 5850, a robust video card with two dual link DVIs, one HDMI, and one DisplayPort output.
I purchased a "6in DisplayPort to Mini-DisplayPort Video adapter" that had a...