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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1458176" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p><strong>ILoveVideos99</strong></p><p></p><p>For any mini-DVI or VGA port to output S-Video or composite - not only does the graphics card have to have that ability built in, but the appropriate drivers also need to be installed.</p><p></p><p>I don't really have a clue, but I would guess it's quite possible Lion does not have the drivers required to enable this function - can't answer for Snow Leopard and would have to do some research. A better tack would have been to upgrade Snow Leopard to 10.6.5 or higher than to upgrade 2 versions of OS X above that just in order to get this working.</p><p></p><p>I would guess the combination of the two adapters is a part of the problem - once you connect that mini-DVI to VGA adapter, I do not believe that the S-Video/composite signal is also carried through that adapter - which is why Apple had the mini-DVI to Video adapter.</p><p></p><p>There's no telling buying off ebay whether you have an original Apple mini-DVI to video adapter or a chinese copy or that even if it is an original Apple part, that it still works. There are quite a few reviews of those adapters dying in what would be considered a relatively short time span for a cable/adapter (a few months and it's been 4 years since the last one was produced).</p><p></p><p>To get it working at this point:</p><p>My first question is, have you plugged this MacBook into a VGA port on a TV/monitor and verified that the port on your MB (and the adapter) is working? And plugged anything else into the port(s) you're using on the TV to verify they work?</p><p></p><p></p><p>My best advice would be to forget about using any S-video or composite connection.</p><p></p><p>However,, if you are determined to go down this path and "assuming" that the mini-displayport to VGA adapter and the ports on the MB and the TV are working, I'd suggest trying that adapter in conjunction with a VGA to S-video converter rather than an adapter - such as <a href="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011407&p_id=4724&seq=1&format=2" target="_blank"><u>this one</u></a> It will require a USB port for power.</p><p><a href="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011407&p_id=4724&seq=1&format=2" target="_blank">http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011407&p_id=4724&seq=1&format=2</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1458176, member: 24160"] [B]ILoveVideos99[/B] For any mini-DVI or VGA port to output S-Video or composite - not only does the graphics card have to have that ability built in, but the appropriate drivers also need to be installed. I don't really have a clue, but I would guess it's quite possible Lion does not have the drivers required to enable this function - can't answer for Snow Leopard and would have to do some research. A better tack would have been to upgrade Snow Leopard to 10.6.5 or higher than to upgrade 2 versions of OS X above that just in order to get this working. I would guess the combination of the two adapters is a part of the problem - once you connect that mini-DVI to VGA adapter, I do not believe that the S-Video/composite signal is also carried through that adapter - which is why Apple had the mini-DVI to Video adapter. There's no telling buying off ebay whether you have an original Apple mini-DVI to video adapter or a chinese copy or that even if it is an original Apple part, that it still works. There are quite a few reviews of those adapters dying in what would be considered a relatively short time span for a cable/adapter (a few months and it's been 4 years since the last one was produced). To get it working at this point: My first question is, have you plugged this MacBook into a VGA port on a TV/monitor and verified that the port on your MB (and the adapter) is working? And plugged anything else into the port(s) you're using on the TV to verify they work? My best advice would be to forget about using any S-video or composite connection. However,, if you are determined to go down this path and "assuming" that the mini-displayport to VGA adapter and the ports on the MB and the TV are working, I'd suggest trying that adapter in conjunction with a VGA to S-video converter rather than an adapter - such as [URL="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011407&p_id=4724&seq=1&format=2"][U]this one[/U][/URL] It will require a USB port for power. [URL="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011407&p_id=4724&seq=1&format=2"][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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