imac connect to dell monitor but nothing shows

[daesup45]

i have a imac and i wanted to connect to my old dell crt monitor but the imac says its connected but nothing shows up on the dell monitor. what can i do to make it work

 

[daesup45]

no one can help me

 

[uuaschbaer]

Maybe the resolution isn't supported. Can you change the output resolution and see if others work? Try 1024 x 768, 800 x 600 and 640 x 480 if that is possible. Don't know whether you can or how to do that as I've never had a mac, I'm afraid.

 

[andrewoc]

What cables are you using?

 

[daesup45]

i am using the dvi cable with a vga adapter

 

[indg]

did you click the "detect displays" button in the display preferences?

 

[crazyrog17]

The included mini displayport to dvi adapter is digital only. Using a dvi to vga adapter will physically fit, but the pins and signal aren't there to get the crt to display.

The only way to make a vga monitor display a picture from the mini displayport is via Apple's mini displayport to vga adapter.