no signal on VGA monitor?

timwashere · Dec 21, 2016

So I recently bought a CPU (since I already have a monitor) now I'm getting a "no signal" on my monitor when I switch the source to VGA. I have a AMD Radeon RX 460 graphic card. I have a VGA only cable but I bought a DVI-D dual link adapter. Now I've plugged the VGA end onto the monitor then plugged the other VGA end with the adapter onto the graphics card. No luck. However, I see a display when I switch the source to HDMI since I also have an HDMI but the screen doesn't fit correctly (but can be adjusted).

I'm hoping the make the graphics card the default display source. Any help will definitely be recognized by our Lord God.

alexoiu · Dec 21, 2016

A passive adapter does not work with DVI-D (only with DVI-I). You need an active converter.

timwashere · Dec 21, 2016

alexoiu :

Thanks for replying! Yep figured it out. Read other articles and found out that VGA, which has an analog signal doesn't do well with DVI-D which is a digital. My Monitor comes with an HDMI though. Can I use an HDMI male to DVI-D female adapter like this http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=2080 ? Will that work? Thanks!

timwashere · Dec 21, 2016

oh sorry. meant to link this one https://www.amazon.com/Importer520-Plated-Female-DVI-D-Adapter/dp/B0035B4LJM will this work?

alexoiu · Dec 22, 2016

Yes, or you can use a cable DVI-D to HDMI. No sound sent this way to the monitor (if speakers present on the monitor), but I guess that it's not an issue. Make sure that the DVI-D connector on the graphics card is dual link http://www.deltapage.com/product_images/uploaded_images/7801.dvid.gif , if buying that adapter.

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