VGA output issues

[irishgrizzly]

I've got a unibody mini (A1347) that won't output video from the thunder port to vga using the supplied adapter. I'm updating this for a friend and this have been using the same port and adapter but different VGA cable. Could it be a dodgy cable or maybe the monitor does not support it? Any ideas?

I tried booting in safe mode as advised somewhere else.

p.s. while I'm asking - what type of HDMI does the mini take? I there a special kind or one size fits all?

 

[Fishrrman]

Sometimes it's the cable.
Sometimes it's the cable "adapter" (if one is being used).
Sometimes it's the display.

The only way to be sure is to begin substituting cables/adapters/displays.

Can you connect the Mini in question to ANY display at all, using a different connection scheme?

 

[jdelgado]

I've got a unibody mini (A1347) that won't output video from the thunder port to vga using the supplied adapter. I'm updating this for a friend and this have been using the same port and adapter but different VGA cable. Could it be a dodgy cable or maybe the monitor does not support it? Any ideas?

I tried booting in safe mode as advised somewhere else.

p.s. while I'm asking - what type of HDMI does the mini take? I there a special kind or one size fits all?

I have had a similar issue with a MBP connecting to projectors and TVs. In all cases, I solved the problem changing the VGA cable. I read and confirmed that cables are not created equal and have differences (number of pins, grounding, among others); some work and others do not. Equipment seem to expect something and the cable does not deliver. I first found out about this a few years ago when trying to connect my MBP to a Samsung smart TV. I have also found it later when trying to make presentations. Now I move around with my own VGA cable.