Mini-dvi to VGA not working

Hi,
I've searched in the discussions forae to see if this issue has happened before, but it doesn't seem so.
I have a new MacBook 13 in duo 2 and tried connecting a secondary display with a mini-dvi to vga adapter that I bought 2 years ago....and it doesn't work! No image appears on the second display and when I press detect display on the display preference panel, nothing happens.
Does any mini DVI adapter work (the one that fits with a U connection)? Or maybe I need a newer one?
Pablo

I don't know what part number it is (it doesn't have a number anywhere), but it fits in the Mini DVI port. I would assume that any adapter that fits should work. If it doesn't work,then maybe the adapter is broken.....or my video output is broken!
I'll try to get another one a test it.
Pablo

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