Connect 3 displays monitors to Mac Mini Late 2014

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Connect 3 displays monitors to Mac Mini Late 2014

My Mac Mini Late 2014 was connected to 3 external displays until recently. I could display 3 separate windows. My setup was as follows on Dell 27” Monitors

1-Thunderbolt to HDMI

2-HDMI to HDMI

3-DisplayLink USB to HDMI Adapter

Now I only have 2 displays, Mac will not recognize the 3rd display (the one with the DisplayLink Adapter). I believe this happened when I updated to MacOS 10.13.6.

Does anybody have a work around to have the 3 displays working again?

Mac mini, macOS 10.13

Posted on Dec 25, 2021 6:42 AM

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den.thed

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Dec 25, 2021 7:17 AM in response to robich11

I could be wrong, but think that you need the DisplayLink USB Graphic's drives for 10.13 High Sierra.

https://www.displaylink.com/downloads/macos

Also note that Apple no longer supports High Sierra, and that a 2014 Mac Mini can run the later macOS's like Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur and even Monterey.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683

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den.thed

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Dec 30, 2021 7:33 AM in response to Frogfred

It would have been better if you had started your own thread, instead of hijacking another users thread.

Yes the new M1 Mac Mini can easily run dual HDMI displays. One display from the HDMI port using an HDMI to HDMI cable and the other display on a USB-C using a USB-C to HDMI adapter and HDMI cable.

see > https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-mini/connect-a-display-apd8e4fbbb97/mac

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robich11 Author

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Dec 25, 2021 8:18 AM in response to den.thed

Much thanks for the insight. I thought I had downloaded the correct, but tried again. I must have had the wrong one. After installing it, Mac recognized the 3 displays, albeit one was always mirrored. After unplugging/plugging the DisplayLink Adapter, I now have 3 separate displays.