haatell.blogg.se - Old mac hdmi adapter

I took the old monitor and set it up as a second display on my daughter's Mac mini which is still running Snow Leopard. (Lion being the one commonality between my Macbook Air and my wife's Mac mini.) I ended up buying a new monitor. My conclusion is that some DVI monitors just don't work with Lion. So I went back to the Apple store to pick up a mini display port to DVI converter. I tried another monitor with the HDMI to DVI converter and the video came through just fine. I brought the new mini home, plugged it in, and I had no video just like the first one. While installing the software updates at the Genius Bar, that mini kenel panicked. The MacBook Air and iMac are both current Mac models in this boat. Macs that have Thunderbolt and Mini DisplayPort can also support external displays, using an inexpensive adapter. I called Apple Care, they made an appointment with me at the Genius Bar, I took the new mini in and, using the same display adapter, it worked fine with their monitor. 2 Meter HDMI cable - 5.99 Even if your Mac doesnt have an HDMI port, theres still another way to connect the Mac to a television: You can use an adapter. I plugged the old Mac mini (circa 2007 but updated to Snow Leopard) in and the video worked just fine. There was no video from the HDMI to DVI converter. A few days ago I tried to set up a new Mac mini for my wife. Īdjust screen resolution and orientation as neededĮxtend desktop only and match the monitors to how you have them set up.Same problem here with a Specter x20G Naga III monitor. If you cannot change the display options, go to the section to Configure the display with the graphics driver. To set up a wireless monitor, click Connect to a wireless display. Scroll down to Multiple displays, if necessary, click the drop-down menu, and then select a display option.

Make sure everything is plugged in and powered on, then click on detect display button.

Make sure its showing the correct number of displays, if it is not then it needs to be configured.

right click anywhere on your desktop and click on Display settings.

With that said, plug the adapter in and hook it up to the TV or whatever you want to use as a secondary screen. Some devices are direct plug and play and others have to be configured, and yes even similar devices whether brand new or not may act differently and has to be told what to do.