Mac monitor with mini display port to a pc with HDMI port

How do I attach my mac monitor with mini display port to a pc HDMI port?

If your display port does not support audio you need an adapter like this one
http://www.startech.com/AV/Displayport-Converters/Mini-DisplayPort-to-HDMI-Adapt er-with-USB-Audio~MDP2HDMIUSBA

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    So after reading Jeff Atwood's post, I decided to jump and give it a shot. So this week I got my monitor in from Korea, and I already had my Apple mini display port to dual-link dvi adapter, hooked everything up - and nothing. Monitor doesnt show a signal, and no display shows up in user preferences.
    To verify the monitor actually works, i plugged it into my windows box - and boom, right away there it is in all its glory. So I called apple support, after spending about an hour going through the "are you sure its plugged in stuff", the tech finally admitted to being stumped and blamed the adapter. Not to be deterred, I then went to my local apple store and talked them into trying their adapter to rule out the adapter - regardless of the adapter, the mbp wont detect the monitor.
    Just for fun, i tried my old single mini displayport to single dvi, the monitor is recognized, but that obviously cant drive the right resolution, so i just get a backlight. Same deal when i try the hdmi port with a hdmi to dual-link dvi adapter on the end of it. Also tried display port to the same hdmi with adapter on it (the joys of working in a dev shop - cables to test everywhere)
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    install gfxCardStatus to ensure i am on the nvidia (discrete) and not the internal card
    Played with different settings on SwitchResX to try to force the res over hdmi - no love - os rejected each one
    I bought the monoprice adapter wondering if it was just the apple adapter since the apple adapter has been panned, no love from it either
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    I have two other adapters coming in to test with in a day or two - maybe one of those will be magic, but at this point i kinda think its software on the mac. My Spec:
    I am running Mountain Lion with all the latest updates
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    Here is the ebay link to the monitor
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    So any sage words to make my day?

    Magic was, I have to have the adpter plugged into the mac, let it recognize all with the monitor powered off.
    then power on the monitor, and boom gloriousness
    For future generations, setup that works:
    1) MacBook Pro with Retina
    2) Monitor From Korea (example auction)
    3) Accell Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Active adapter (amazon)
    4) Boot mac, plug in adapter, let it recognize the monitor, power on monitor

  • HP Monitor to Mini Display Port

    My 3 year old 24" Cinema Display died and I'm looking to replace it with this HP Monitor:
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    Secondly, it comes with "DisplayPort, DVI, and HDMI inputs". so will I need some type of adapter to plug it into the port on the back of my Mac Pro that the cinema display was plugged into? I'm assuming that was the mini-display port? I'm already using the DVI port to drive a second monitor.
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    Get a DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cable, such as:
    <http://www.amazon.com/DisplayPort-32AWG-Cable-Plated-Connectors/dp/B0034X6SCY>

  • IMac does not recognize external monitor using Mini Display Port to HDMI

    Hello,
    I have been trying to get an external monitor (HDTV) set up for use with my iMac using a Mini Display Port to HDMI cable I just got. However, when I connect it to my iMac's mini display port, the imac's screen goes black for about a second, then returns, but it does not detect the external display. The other display is just showing a "no signal" message on the screen.
    I have restarted, reset PRAM, connected and disconnected the cable several times, tried changing the resolution on the imac, plugged in/out the other display, and clicked the "detect displays" button using the option key in display preferences, but nothing has worked.
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    Can anyone please help sort the issue here? I feel like ive exhausted everything that I know to do.
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    I am having the same issue.  Hope Apple can fix this soon!!!

  • Connet a thunderbolt monitor and min display port monitor to a mac mini

    I have a new late 2012 Mac Mini.  I also have an exisiting Apple mini display monitor and just got a new Apple thunderbolt monitor.  How do I get these both to work with this Mac Mini so I can have dual monitors?  I read something about an external thunderbolt drive.  How would that work and what product should I buy that has all the ports on the back?  Thank you for the help.

    Unfortunately a Mini Displaport monitor will not work when connected via a Thunderbolt display. Nor will a Thunderbolt display work via a Mini Displayport monitor.
    See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5219
    You could use a DVI or HDMI monitor in addition to the Thunderbolt display, or you could use two Thunderbolt displays. You could sell your old monitor and buy another new one.

  • Mini display port to DVI problems

    Hello community,
    I have a question regarding the connection from an iMac via the mini display port to a DVI input at a TFT monitor. I have an older TFT monitor and now I connected the iMac with this monitor via mini display port -> DVI adapter -> DVI cable -> monitor.
    It is quite a simple connection, but actually when I force Mac OSX to detect external monitors it does not react at all. Mac OSX behaves as if there is no connection to an external monitor.
    I already told this to my reseller and they told me that the adapter is not working correctly and they gave me another one. With that one I have exactly the same problem and now I'm quite sure, that it is not a problem of the adapter, but somehow my iMac does not find the external monitor.
    Is there probably an underlying problem I do not understand yet?
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    Is the adapter plugged in all the way in the Mini DisplayPort?  It takes more force than you might expect.

  • Mini Display Port Not Working, WHY?

    When I first got my MacPro I tried to display two monitors and couldn’t as the Mac didn’t detect anything fed from the Mini Display Port.
    When connecting Either my BenQ M2700HD, BenQ FP222W or My Wacom Cintiq 12wx to the MAC via the Mini Display Port none of them were detected by the MAC. However all 3 work through the DVI Port on the MACPRO itself.
    I have tried 2 HDMI>MiniDisplayPort (officail apple) adapters in order to rule out the adapter itself and neither fixed the problem.
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    Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

    I havent yet opened up the computer as im hoping i can solve the problem without doing so.
    It's a mac pro so all it takes to get inside is to take the lid off, right?  Not a big deal.  But so far, for this problem, I'm not sure what you would plan to do whle "in" there.
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  • How do Dual Monitor with my Mac Book Pro (Boot camped with Windows 8) through my mini display port VIA Thunderbolt to a iMac (Model Mid 2011)?

    So I have a Mac Book Pro with a bootcamp Windows 8. I dual monitor on the Mac side with my Mid 2011 iMac through my mini display port via thunder bolt cable. In my perfect world, I would be able to switch to the Windows side and have the iMac mirror or extend my windows display for my gaming pleasure, etc. I'm not sure if it's just a simple driver or that it cannot be done. Please help. Thanks.

    so you want the notebook forum, not this one
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    https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro
    https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions 
    http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro

  • Cant get external Monitor to run under Mountain Lion with Dr. Bott Mini Display port Adapter and Mac book Pro Retina!

    Hey there,
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  • How can I connect a new mac mini to my old vga monitor? There doesn't seem to be a mini display port

    I have an old monitor with VGA port, and was wondering if anyone knows how to connect this to the new mac mini. Older mac minis have the mini display port, and if that were the case I would use the mini display port to VGA adapter, but this new mac mini doesn't have one. It just has the thunderbolt port or HDMI port for displays... I've been looking for an adapter to connect my display to one of these but cannot seem to figure it out. Any advice? Thanks in advance.

    The Thunderbolt port is the one to use; you use the same mini-DisplayPort adapter you used for the older minis.
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  • How do I get a video signal to an external monitor via the mini-display port on my Mac Book Air?

    I can't get a video signal out through my mini-display port on my Mac Book Air (version 1).  Thus I can't feed BBC iPlayer to an external monitor.  There is some connectivity - the MAC wallpaper is broadcast, the mouse pointer is visible and sound is transferred.  Is it likely to be a cable connection problem (though the cable works with a Windows operating laptop)?

    First, what you said is contradictory. You say "can't get a video signal", then say"the Mac wallpaper is broadcast, the mouse pointer is visible". "No video signal" means an absolutely black,blank screen. It sounds like you have plenty of signal.
    I am supposing what you are seeing is actually a blank desktop, which is to be expected if your settings are such that you are extending the desktop, instead of mirroring it.
    Within the preference panes is a setting that allows you to change this. Open System Preferences, click Displays, and then click Arrangement. You will see that you are extending the desktop. Change that setting.

  • Problem with mac pro 2x2.93 GHZ Dual Core and Mini Display Port

    Finally I see the button to create new post!
    I would like to explain a problem I have with my mac pro 2x2.93 GHZ Dual Core Intel Xeon processors and the ATI Radeon HD 4870.
    I have two 30 "Apple. After buying the new Mac Pro is one of the two monitors, only with the monitor all black, small horizontal lines.
    This happens only to the monitor connected to the mini display port... So if you reverse it monitors the problem always moves on the board connected to the Mini Display Port.
    Apple has already changed my video card and the adapter but the problem is still there.
    Someone can tell me if it is the ATI Radeon HD 4870 that has problems to have two monitors 30 "? Or it could be that the mini display port that is hard to read the two monitors and when the background is black (RGB-255-255-255) makes these lines?
    Through the Apple store I then bought a new card (EVGA GeForce GTX 285 "). Unfortunately, after three weeks of waiting is not yet arrived. Proof that I want to do before returning to telephone assistance is whether on a card that has two dual-link DVI ports normal all goes well.
    Sorry for the repetition of messages, but my English is very bad. This is the first time I connect to this site support
    Mario
    Message was edited by: marioart

    In any case, this system does not support two 30".
    I honestly don't think the 4870 with that adapter can support two 30". Just using the adapter itself would not give me the normal resolutions on my 30, where as the DVI port did. Luckily for me the adapter worked fine on my 20".
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  • Will the mini display port to vga adapter work with a 2007 mac book?

    will the mini display port to vga adapter work with a 2007 mac book?

    I think your Macbook came with a Mini DVI port instead of a Mini Display port.

  • Why my new Mac mini  DVI dual link mini display port adapter doesn't work  with my 30"display (LG W3000H)?

    Hello There
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    Thank you, Vera

    Hi,
    I can report that my Mac Mini Intel Duo connected instantly and without even having to set it up (on the first try) with my 1366x768 native resolution DELL 50" Plasma Display. It's so beautiful that I just want to stand there and fondle my HDTV as I drool haplessly like Homer Simpson with a doughnut in his mouth. Seriously, no problems.... guess I bought the right cable (ebay).
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    Despite these things, I still love mine (I now have 2 base stations and an airport express for my powerhouse wireless needs, and an external DLink bluetooth-2-USB dongle solved the bluetooth/airport issues... in my case).
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    awk
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  • Can I conect iMac 2012 with thundelbolt to iMac 2008 mini display port use this iMac like second monitor.

    Can I conect iMac 2012 with thundelbolt to iMac 2008 mini display port use this iMac like second monitor.

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    suggests that older iMac do not support Target Dispaly Mode.

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