No Signal to Dual Monitor

[dennisd99]

I am running Vista with a NVIDIA GeForce 880GT card. I am running my primary Samsung monitor with a DVI connection. I am trying to hook up a second monitor using a DVI to VGA adapter. System is recognizing the secondary monitor and says it is functioning properly, but I get NO SIGNAL. I tried plugging my primary monitor into the secondary socket and it works fine. I have setup the secondary monitor in NVIDIA and it, also, recognizes it. Any suggestions?

 

[Guest]

Have you told the nvidia software to enable the second screen?.

 

[arges86]

check display settings, and make sure windows has it set up

 

[dennisd99]

Have you told the nvidia software to enable the second screen?.

Yes. My NVIDIA Control Panel recognizes the primary by name and #1 and the secondary as #2 by name of ProView PL713b.
In Windows Control Panel/Display Settings it recognizes the primary by name and #1, but the secondary it recognizes by Generic PnP but does have it as #2. I don't think that would make a difference but, if it does, I have no idea of how to change.

 

[Guest]

have tried checking the second screen works as a primary?.

 

[dennisd99]

Have tried as primary but does not work.
I have found some other sites that talk about the same problem they are experiencing and, in particular, with the NVIDIA graphics card. Seems that the problem is in the drivers. I believe that is where my problem lies.

 

[arges86]

it could be the adapter...
i recently bought one from Best Buy and the thing didn't function @ all...
returned it for a diff. one and it worked perfectly...
luck of the draw i guess

 

[Andrew R]

This is exactly the same problem I'm having with my Radeon 5770.

Any resolution?