The mac looks at "sense pins" on the VGA connection which is basically
some resisters bridging certain pins together. So this is a passive
detection and should work even if the monitor is not plugged in or
turned on. Back in the day some sites sold "VGA Terminators" which was a
little dongle with these resisters soldered to the right pins but every
vendor I found nowdays no longer stocks them. You could make your own if
you're handy with a soldering iron or know somebody who is, but I've
never tried that. Extron part #26-106-01 seems to be the thing but I
couldn't find anyone online selling it. List price from Extron is $60
just for that little piece. CDW sells something called a VGA terminator
for $32 but gives no details so it's hard to say what it really is:
http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/MINICOM-VGA-TERMINATOR-F-CATLINC-VGA/1681126.aspx
so if somebody wants to risk $30 to give that a whirl, it would be nice
to know there is a supplier.
CB
On 2/7/12 4:14 AM, Scott Howell wrote:
You need to have the monitor connected, but not powered on. I am not sure about
it being actually plugged into the wall, so give it a try.
ENjoy your new Mini. I just purchased one and really like it.
On Feb 7, 2012, at 4:12 AM, Don Breda wrote:
Hi there.
I am new to the list and don't have a mac yet but my mac mini is coming
tomorrow.
I have been concerned about this monitor issue and only just joined the list so
my apologies in advance for a subject that has probably been beaten to death.
1. Do I need to have a nomitor connected?
2. If so does it need to have power applied and if so does it need to actually
be turned on?
3. without a monitor how does the accessibility change? Does the screen layout
in an application change, etc.?
Thanks very much for this because I need to do some testing to make sure a
program is accessible on the mac for my employer.
Don
On 2/5/2012 1:56 PM, Steve Holmes wrote:
On Sun, Feb 05, 2012 at 04:57:49PM +0000, chris hallsworth wrote:
Thanks Lu, ar I see. Well the Mac Mini I will possibly pass on then
if VO requires a monitor.
Well, the only issue I see without a monitor connected to the Mini is
you have to force VO back on with the Commend+F5 key after logging in;
minur nusince but I can live with it. For me, it was the money. I
bought the Mini for $695 or so where the macbooks are well over $1,000
so I went the cheapest route possible for now. I just got into the
Mac world about 3 weeks ago so maybe in the future with more money, I
would expand the mac collection to include a powerful macbook pro or
something.
Just to note though, the lack of a monitor with a mac mini brings up
only minor inconveniences in case you're trying to save some money.
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