Mac mini won't wake acer X34P monitor from sleep

Only owned it for a couple of weeks, Won't even wake monitor after log in screen. At first I replaced the HDMI cable, made no difference .I than read what I could on apples site about setting changes (not allowing the monitor to sleep etc) made no difference. I have found a solution that works I purchased apples USB-C to Digital adapter, and after plugging the HDMI cable from the monitor into the adapter the Monitor and the Mac mini are working as they should. I hope my experience can help others. Im sure future updates should fix this.

Mac mini, macOS 15.3

Posted on Mar 29, 2025 9:39 PM

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Mar 30, 2025 7:01 AM in response to paulfromrockhampton

Thanks for sharing that fix.


What year model is your Mac mini..?

Identify your Mac mini model - Apple Support


These new Mac mini's are very HDMI cable picky.

If you are using the Acer supplied or another low grade long HDMI cable.


Replace that HDMI cable with a short high speed certified 8K 2.1 HDMI cable.

for example: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M9HND4F/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?


Or even better yet, use a short 8K USB-C to DisplayPort 1.4 high speed cable.

for example: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXLDJV3Y/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?

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Mac mini won't wake acer X34P monitor from sleep

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