MacMini to VGA monitor via MiniDP- VGA converter.

Hi everyone,
I want to connect Mac Mini to the old VGA monitor. I'm using converter from MiniDP to VGA. When computer starts i see the startup screen on the monitor but then it disappears and no signal message comes. After that when i connect a HDMI TV to mac mini it shows. So i guess that the mac mini switches video output from MDP to HDMI soon after startup. How could i solve the problem?

SOLVED - I purchased a third-party MiniDP to DVI adapter instead and it works a treat.
Quite what the difference can be to a supposedly passive adapter I'm unsure - but glad it's fixed anyhow.

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