You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
I bought the new Mac Mini and tried connecting to some older HP monitors, but no signal to monitors using various adapters, etc. The monitors work great and if I can use them, I would like to repurpose them instead of trashing them. I have a HP E221C and HP E231.
Both of those monitors have DisplayPort, DVI and VGA correct...?
To connect the first one
you need a USB-C to DisplayPort cable
or a USB-C to DVI adapter and a DVI cable
To connect the second for dual monitors
you need an HDMI to DVI adapter and a DVI cable
Both of those monitors have DisplayPort, DVI and VGA correct...?
To connect the first one
you need a USB-C to DisplayPort cable
or a USB-C to DVI adapter and a DVI cable
To connect the second for dual monitors
you need an HDMI to DVI adapter and a DVI cable
den.thed wrote:
Plus only the 2018 and latest M2 Pro Mac mini's can run two displays from the Thunderbolt/USB-C ports. The M1 and M2 Mac mini's can only run one display from a Thunderbolt/USB-C port and one display from the HDMI port.
With regards to the (plain) M2 Mac mini, that is not accurate.
The M2 Mac mini has a limit of two displays, but you can connect both of them via USB-C or Thunderbolt if you leave the HDMI port unused. (This seems to have been a "quiet" upgrade.)
Mac mini (2023) - Technical Specifications - Apple Support
"Apple M2 chip
One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and
one display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI"
HP E221C is a 21.5" 1920x1080 monitor with DisplayPort, DVI-D, and VGA inputs. It has three USB 2.0 ports (one upstream, two downstream). It has a 720p webcam with dual microphones – which presumably would only work if you connected the USB 2.0 uplink.
HP E231 is a 23" 1920x1080 monitor with DisplayPort, DVI-D, and VGA inputs. It has three USB 2.0 ports (one upstream, two downstream).
Yea' running older displays on adapters can be problematic, because the Mac mini's can be picky about the adapters and cables.
Plus only the 2018 and latest M2 Pro Mac mini's can run two displays from the Thunderbolt/USB-C ports. The M1 and M2 Mac mini's can only run one display from a Thunderbolt/USB-C port and one display from the HDMI port.
how are you attempting to connect them in terms of what connectors are available on the monitors
Thank you for this!
I've used Thunderbolt cables and adapters. All kinds of things. Mostly adapters for old cables that I already have/
Ok I will try this. Not all ports seem to be working correctly though. I will let you know what happens.
New Mac Mini...but how to connect to HP E221C and HP E231 monitors?
