Going from DVI to DVI cable from VGA to DVI cable problem

Got a mini with the VGA adapter to DVI working with no problem. When I decided to hook up a DVI to DVI cable, I got no picture. I had to reach behind the mini, press the power button to put it to sleep, then press the power button again to wake up the mini again to get a picture. The monitor is a 20.1 inch AOC monitor. The picture is sharp in both cases. The DVI to DVI setup is slightly smoother.

After I reboot I still get no picture. I have to reach behind the mini, press the power button to put it to sleep, then press the power button again to wake up the mini again to get a picture.

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I have the dell 2007wfp monitor and I can't use the DVI cable I get the message No signal coming from your computer. then the display goes to sleep.
It works OK with the DVI to VGA but everything is stretched and peoples faces look weird.
I have a mac mini 1.66 dual core with 2 gigs ram and 667 mhz DDR2 SDRAM.
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+Could it be that some monitors are harder on the video card/cpu?+
Yes, in a manner of speaking. In fact, Apple says as much. Some displays are "coherent" and some are "non-coherent" and they get treated differently by the mini. It says so on this Apple spec page for the mini in the second column under "Graphics and video support".
http://www.apple.com/macmini/specs.html
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Cant use DVI-D port with DVI-D cable from Pav 500-100a to HP W2207 monitor

I have a new Pav 500-100a factory standard with no mods. A HP w2207 monitor.
Currently connect fine with VGA to the DVI-D port with the adapter that came with the pc. I've setup Windows, updated to 8.1, put in my files from my old PC and all was well except video isnt that good.
I got a DVD cable form work but its a DVI-I cable. It took 5 mins before windows comes up and then whenever the background picture changed in the theme it hung for a few seconds. I read that I need a DVD-D cable which i purchasd today.
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I ran msconfig and turned of safe boot - restarts and comes up fine in safe mode. I set the resolution to 1280x800 and restarted and reconnected the DVI cable - blank again.
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I fI power up with DVI connected I can get to BIOS, and i see the HP logo and dots as Win 8 starts.
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Pls help - Steve
Although I am an HP employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.
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Hi Steve,
Only connect one active video cable to the monitor and do not use any adapters.
Use a flashlight and examine the DVI connector on the monitor. Which DVI type is it?
Some of the older HP monitors have DVI issues so you might want to check with HP Support and see if you have one of those models.
An older post a long time back indicated that audio also had to be feed to the monitor (claimed by a poster). If this is indeed true then it's a monitor design flaw. So, you could use a native HDMI cable and test out that claim.
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HT2998 Hi, I try to conect Mac Mini from 2009 with my HD Tv Samsung F 6400 . With Mini Dvi conection and adapter to HDMI input in TV I got picture but not sound! I have analog cable from the phones out from mac but imposible to conect to TV? Can you HLP

Hi, I try to conect Mac Mini from 2009 with my HD Tv Samsung F 6400 . With Mini Dvi conection and adapter to HDMI input in TV I got picture but not sound! I have analog cable from the phones out from mac but imposible to conect to TV? Can you HLP?

You really need a newer Mac Mini with a true HDMI output, because that Mac Mini's DVI output does not support Audio.
You might try a 3.5mm to RCA adapter
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Optionally you could also use an external 2.1 Speaker System or patch the audio from the Mac Mini to your home stereo system to enhance that older Mac Mini's audio.

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hi ScoobyDoo,
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That is going to be a Digital from the yoga to an analog VGA/DVI.
this kind of conversion does not require a transcoder. so you can go ahead with Cable Coverters only.
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I don't know of any off the top of my head, I'd have to look around. If I find anything I'll let you know. Even if you could get an adapter for iphone to vga, dvi-d, or s-video, you won't have any sound, those formats only support video.
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One would think that it would be best to use the VGA port. But logic doesn't always fit into all this stuff
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I even tried to move my macbook far away from the HDTV, but it never helped.
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Backed by StarTech.com's lifetime warranty
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Use the DVI->VGA dongle on the 6570's DVI connector with a VGA cable to the monitor that's being shared with the CATV box, then either a HDMI to DVI cable, or a DisplayPort to DVI cable.
You are correct... that would be the way to do it.
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