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Mac Pro and Monitor will not talk to each other

after power outage my Mac Pro Computer does not talk to my monitor.Have checked cables. Screen comes up & says no signal then goes into sleep mode. Please let me know what I can do.

Mac Pro, OS X 10.10

Posted on Jan 13, 2022 10:01 AM

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Jan 13, 2022 10:10 AM in response to robertfromcamarillo

Try it in safe mode, which uses a simple low default resolution.

If no joy, you need more known-good equipment to swap around and find the device that is not cooperating in every case.

If your Mac has a graphics card with multiple outputs, you may be able to try a different output, possibly with a different adapter..

Jan 13, 2022 12:59 PM in response to robertfromcamarillo

The PRAM zap solved the problem. Thanks

DonH49

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Jan 13, 2022 10:07 AM in response to robertfromcamarillo

Do a search for SMC reset and or pram zap specifically for your model of Mac.

SMC reset https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

Zap pram https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

Mac Pro and Monitor will not talk to each other