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cmustin

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Oct 2, 2009
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I ordered a VGA cable and a minidisplayport to VGA adapter from ebay, and my lcd keeps saying no signal when I plug in all the cables. I am at a loss as to how to get this to work.

The MBP won't detect any external displays. Any thoughts?

Edit: I'm running 10.6.2; Also, the ebay seller (http://myworld.ebay.com/jinbostore) is in China, so I really don't want to go through the hassle of sending it back unless I absolutely have to.
 
I have exactly the same problem.

Do you have the power cord plugged in?

In my case, sometimes it even works but in the most of cases, when i plug the MiniDisplayPort to my MBP nothing happens.

When it works, i try to make the closed lid trick ( close the lid and waking the MBP up with an external USB), and the external display isn't recognized any more.

I think that there is a problem with the cable itself because I also have a white MB with an MiniDV to VGA adaptor, and when you plug it, it always works.
 
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