Dual Link Cable Length

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My Achieva Shimian has just arrived however I need some advice.

Due to my office layout my 600T SE is about 2.5 metres away from the actual screen. As a result earlier in the year I purchased a 3 metre dual link DVI cable - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-067-OK - (I specifically got a dual link cable as I knew I'd be getting an Achieva Shimian sooner or later).

However the monitor refuses to acknowledge this cable at all and the blue light just flashes. If I use the supplied cable (roughly 1.5 metres in length) then the monitor works fine but it's simply not long enough to use on an ongoing basis.

Is there a maximum length that a dual link cable can be or is the 3 metre cable I purchased earlier in the year faulty?
 
I've used 3m dual link DVI cables before without any problems so I don't think the length of the cable is a problem.

Possibly your cable is faulty.
 
The 3m cable worked fine on my old 24" (1920*1200) Samsung but at 2560*1440 it doesn't want to know. I guess it must be faulty :(
 
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