Dvi to vga problem!!

[pcnoob101]

so i hooked up my ps3 to my monitor by a hdmi to dvi cable and it works fine. but when I hook up my dvi cable that comes out of my graphics card to a dvi female to vga hd15 male adapter and put it in my screen, my monitor goes in standby mode.
help me!

i have a vista 32 with 9400 gt

 

[evongugg]

Use hdmi to hdmi for the PS3.
Use the VGA connector on the 9400 GT for the monitor.
If you can't do this, please specify the brand you have with a link possibly.