No signal message when connecting mini to a mermaid ventura

New here so please be gentle!
I am trying to connect a recently purchased mac mini (of fleabay) through a 15inch Mermaid Ventura monitor via a VGA converter.
The monitor works perfect but I am unable to get a signal and recieve the no signal off to sleep message. I have also used a 17 inch sony LCD and again the same yet this works with my PC...
Any ideas on what I am doing wrong? I have set the mermaid to auto settings but is the mac trying to send a signal that the screen cannot handle? or has the previous user set the resolution settings higher than the screen can handle? if so... how the **** do I reset this? or work round this? with no screen?
Mac works fine, HD spins away and I the mini chimes.. just no screen...
thanks in advance.
Message was edited by: mobeyone

I know when I first got my mini, I got a 19" wide Acer monitor. Hooked it up with a DVI cable, started up the mini and got the no signal message. Hooked it up to my old PC, worked fine. Hooked it back up to the mini, turned the mini on, no signal, walked away while it started up to get something to drink, came back and it was working like a champ. I think it's got something to do with the default resolution settings somewheres, but once your mini actually starts up, it should work. Also, you could try pressing "CommandOption+PR" when you power on your mini. Press it almost immediately after you hear that "Mac sound" and it should "restart" and you'll hear that "Mac sound" again. Then, just give it a few minutes so the OS can boot up and see if you've got any signal.

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