Mini display port to DVI

[tunes]

Hello, New to the world of Mac. Just bought my first one. Mac Mini 2.3 i7. Plan on getting dual monitors but they had to order the 2nd one in but I did go ahead and get mini display port to dvi adaptor. Anyways because of the research I have done before my purchase I know of the HDMI issues so I decided to hook monitor up through mini display port. When first powering up white screen with apple logo then black screen and monitor went into sleep mode. So I switched monitor over to the HDMI adaptor that came with Mini and works great. Tried to switch it back and same thing, Monitor goes into sleep mode. Its a Dell E2311H monitor and the mini display to dvi adaptor is apple. Is there something I need to change in settings for it to work or maybe a bad cable? Maybe bad port? Any help would be great!!
Thank You

[macmanmacman]

not a bad port to high of resolution on dvi for the monitor to handle

[tunes]

Thanks for the reply. Any way for me to run dual monitors with these dell monitors or do I need to step up to a better displays?
Heres the specs on the dell monitors:
DISPLAY

Diagonal Viewable Size:
58.42 cm
23" (58.42 cm wide viewable image size)
Aspect Ratio
Widescreen (16:9)
Panel & Screen Type:
TN- Twisted Nematic, active matrix - TFT LCD
Max Preset Resolution:
1920 x 1080 at 60 Hz
Contrast Ratio:
1000 : 1(typical)
Brightness:
250 cd/m2 (typical)
Response Time:
5 ms panel (black to white)
Viewing Angle
160° vertical / 170° horizontal
Colour Support:
16.7 million colours
Pixel Pitch:
0.265mm
Device Type
Widescreen Flat Panel Display

[macmanmacman]

i would say better displays or purchase a dual monitor system they sell several online

[Brendan]

I run two older Dell monitors (2007fwp) on my 2012 mini just fine. I use the dp to dvi cable for one monitor and a HDMI to DVI adapter for the other. As a disclaimer, I do not do anything graphic intensive like gaming.

Brendan