Unable to connect second monitor

Hi everyone
I have recently bought a refurbished imac and I still have my old Dell monitor that I'd like to use as a second display alongside my imac. I've purchased the thunderbolt to vga adaptor to connect the two together but my monitor is always on a standby state.
My imac is a 7-inch iMac 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5, with two thunderbolt ports and four usb ports.
Please advise, thanks.

If your Dell display has VGA, DVI, HDMI then you will need one of the following adapters:
Mini-Display port to VGA
Mini-Display port to DVI
Mini-Display port to HDMI
Then follow the instructions in OS X: How to use multiple displays with your Mac in Mountain Lion and earlier - Apple Support

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So I have that problem that I want to know if someone ever had or have the answer for.
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@Berkomb ,
Hello and thank you for posting on the HP support forums. This issue may be due to a possible update from Microsoft. If an updated driver has been loaded that is not from the HP support site it may cause a change in functionality.
You may want to try a system restore back before you noticed the problem.
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Here is another link that may help you as well.
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Is anyone else experiencing problems with the thunderbolt port on their Mac Mini's regarding using it to connect a second monitor? I've got the Mini Display Port to DVI-D adapter along with a DVI-D cable and I can't get an image on the second monitor.

I had an dual display image / setup working twice for a few seconds, but then it cut out. I think there may be a problem with the thunderbolt port.

As far as I can tell you have only listed that you have a DVI monitor connected to the Mini Displayport socket (i.e. the Thunderbolt socket) via presumably the Apple Mini Displayport to DVI adapter and a DVI to DVI cable.
You don't appear to have listed what the second monitor is and how it is connected (even though not working). As such I cannot tell what may be wrong.

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