My setup is a Mac mini i7 2018 with a Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 350W, a Radeon RX 580 and OS Monterey. Although I disabled FileVault, the connected EGPU seems that doesn’t communicate with my Mac. On the Displays menu there is no arrangement tab. Do I miss something?
Mac mini, macOS 12.0
Are you complying with this:
It seems that you are aware of this:
1. If you have a Mac mini (2018) with FileVault turned on, make sure to connect your primary display directly to Mac mini during startup. After you log in and see the macOS Desktop, you can unplug the display from Mac mini and connect it to your eGPU.
DId the eGPU work with an early macOS version or is this the first time you tried?
Go to About This Mac>Overview>Hardware, the the eGPU show up unders display and maybe Thunderbolt?
Are you complying with this:
It seems that you are aware of this:
1. If you have a Mac mini (2018) with FileVault turned on, make sure to connect your primary display directly to Mac mini during startup. After you log in and see the macOS Desktop, you can unplug the display from Mac mini and connect it to your eGPU.
DId the eGPU work with an early macOS version or is this the first time you tried?
Go to About This Mac>Overview>Hardware, the the eGPU show up unders display and maybe Thunderbolt?
Thanks IIIaass for your direct reply. Let me describe further the situation and answer to your questions:
3.Unfortunately, now the eGPU doesn't show anywhere in the hardware review (thunderbolt or displays). The only graphics card that is visible, is the internal Intel UHD 630.
It seems that the problem was finally solved!
The only thing I did was to switch off and on the Sonnet box.
Let's hope that it'll function well and it will be stable! Thanks again IIIaass.
Monterey, Mac mini and EGPU issue
