Display port confusion

petedread · Jan 9, 2013

Hi. I have been given an old computer by a friend, he want's me to reinstall windows on it for him. It has Geforce 6800gs with VGA and a DVI-out ports. My monitor has D-Sub and DVI-D ports. Is there any way I can get it to work on my monitor? I'm hoping that there is a cable I can buy? Is this a analog to digital issue? If so, it is going to be expensive to get an adaptor but I don't mind because I'm sure it will come in handy in the future.

petedread · Jan 9, 2013

Oh I forgot to mention, my monitor also has a HDMI port.

FordGT90Concept · Jan 9, 2013

VGA (d-sub 15), DVI-A, DVI-D, or DVI-I would work: male -> male. DVI-I (digital+analog) is the best, followed by DVI-D (digital). DVI-A and VGA are analog.

In your situation, I would buy a M-M DVI-D cable up to 10 feet long.

Maban · Jan 9, 2013

VGA and D-Sub are the same thing, just as DVI and DVI-D are the same thing.

petedread · Jan 9, 2013

Oh right, well they do look the same,lol. Well nothing shows up on my screen. I have the same problem with another old computer that is sat here waiting for a OS install. Maybe it's just that both of them have dead graphics cards?

FordGT90Concept · Jan 9, 2013

The monitor could be dead, the cable bad, any adapters you are using defective, and/or failed graphics device. Trial and error...trial and error.

Maban · Jan 9, 2013

If the motherboard has integrated video, it might be trying to display from that and you'd need to set the BIOS to use the card. If there's a video port on the motherboard, try it.

Frag_Maniac · Jan 9, 2013

Maban said:
...just as DVI and DVI-D are the same thing.

Not really, if a DVI port isn't designated DVI-D, also called "dual link", it will not handle extreme resolutions like 2560.

Maban · Jan 10, 2013

Frag Maniac said:
Not really, if a DVI port isn't designated DVI-D, also called "dual link", it will not handle extreme resolutions like 2560.

First, DVI-D is not synonymous with dual-link DVI. DVI-D is simply the digital implementation of DVI. DVI-D is available as single- and dual-link.

Second, for the purposes of this thread, it's the same thing. DVI-D is the most common DVI type. GPUs have a DVI-I port so they may output DVI-A or DVI-D. For all monitors sold today with DVI, they are of DVI-D type.

petedread · Jan 10, 2013

Stupid oversight, the graphics card is not powered!,lol. There is no cable for it on the PSU. Just one 4 pin 12v atx for the motherboard. MB is Asus AN832-SLI. I expect that I can buy a cable for it, but then I wont be able to have the DVD burner connected lol. What a mess. Thanks FordGT90Concept for the port connecter info. And thanks Mabam and everyone for the help.

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System Name	2020 build
Processor	3950x
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus extreme
Cooling	Custom Loop. PETG. Phanteks 140 distro plate. EK 400mm res. EK GPU/back plate. EK CPU.480rad 2x360
Memory	32gig 3600mhz 16,16,16,36. Trident Z Royal
Video Card(s)	MSI gaming X trio 2080ti
Storage	2TB Gigabyte Aorus gen4. 1TB Aorus gen4
Display(s)	LG CX 55
Case	Phanteks 719
Audio Device(s)	Audeez LCD3. Chord Hugo 2
Power Supply	Seasonic prime 1300 platinum
Software	Cubase, Adobe

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Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 850w
Mouse	Nixeus REVEL-X
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
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Display port confusion

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