I recently bought a display “Lepow”, it works great on my MacBook Pro 2020. Unfortunately, when I plug it to my Mac mini via usb c port it doesn’t recognize it. Is there any solution.
Mac mini (M1, 2020)
One thing to check is that you are using the right USB-C port on the LePow portable monitor. I took a look at an online user manual for one such monitor. It described two USB-C ports.
One was a "USB Type-C full function port" for "Power supply, audio and video signal transmission." The other was a "Type-C port (Power Supply Only)."
If you accidentally mixed up the ports, and connected the M1 Mac Mini to a "Type-C port (Power Supply Only)" on your LePow monitor, the connectors would physically fit, but you wouldn't see anything, because the LePow wouldn't be expecting video input on that port.
One thing to check is that you are using the right USB-C port on the LePow portable monitor. I took a look at an online user manual for one such monitor. It described two USB-C ports.
One was a "USB Type-C full function port" for "Power supply, audio and video signal transmission." The other was a "Type-C port (Power Supply Only)."
If you accidentally mixed up the ports, and connected the M1 Mac Mini to a "Type-C port (Power Supply Only)" on your LePow monitor, the connectors would physically fit, but you wouldn't see anything, because the LePow wouldn't be expecting video input on that port.
The M1 Mini supports dual displays, but only one of them can be a USB-C / Thunderbolt display.
It sounds like you have two monitors: a LG one, connected to the M1 Mini's HDMI port, plus this Lepow one, connected to one of the M1 Mini's USB-C / Thunderbolt ports. What's on the other USB-C / Thunderbolt port? Anything like a dock with a HDMI port or Mini DisplayPort that might be trying to consume one of the M1 Mini's video outputs? (Just a wild guess; I don't know for sure that that would happen.)
I would get an HDMI to mini HDMI cable or adapter us use the Mini's HDMI port. Since you did not mention which model, I assume it is one with the mini HDMI.
The USB-C port on displays don't always play well with desktop computers.
I would like to have a dual monitor setup, the monitor ”Lepow” that i recently bought only has usb c ports and i already have an hdmi running to another “lg” monitor. What’s weird is that the “Lepow” monitor works as intended with my MacBook Pro, but when I plug it into the Mac mini which has a remaining thunderbolt port it won’t recognize it. Both Macs are up to date.
I tried both port just in case, but no difference. The LePow monitor turns on and then turns off no matter which port I plug it in. I also noticed a difference in the Mac settings on the MacBook it has an option to allow accessories, while on the Mac mini there is not.
On the other port I have the satechi mac mini hub, but I don’t have anything plugged it. I also tried plugging the monitor through the hub since it also has a thunderbolt plug, but no luck.
I recently bought a display “Lepow”, it works great on my MacBook Pro 2020. Unfortunately, when I plug it to my Mac mini via usb c port it doesn’t recognize it. Is there any solution.
