DVI-D to VGA doesn't work ( both passive and active converter )

[dulence99]

Hi, i have old 2 vga monitors and i wanted to plug both of them in my pc
i didn't know how to do it so i bought a VGA (F) to DVI-I (M) and plugged one it and it worked
for the second one i first tried using a passive VGA (F) to DVI - D (M) and it didn't work it looked like this: https://imgur.com/a/DIjm4X3
After reading online that this is a passive converter
I tried buying an active one that looks like this:
https://imgur.com/a/uKyA3NO
But still it doesn't work i noticed with the second one, when i plug it into DVI-I (even though it doesn't have 4 pins surrounding the big line looking pin it still works )
I also got a hdmi to vga converter from a friend that looks somewhat like this:
https://imgur.com/a/UWqdN4r
But that also didn't work maybe because it was old and from china i don't really know.

What is the best thing to do going from here?
Should i buy a displayport to vga ? i returned the hdmi converter to my friend but i still have the frist 2 with me, i don't know why both of them don't work
Also the monitors both work, the first and the second one when plugged into DVI-I work just fine


I have these 2 to plug my monitors into:
Motherboard - gigabyte 970a-ud3p
Graphics Card - Nvida GTX 950 2gb with DVI-I, DVI-D,hdmi,displaypot

 

[bignastyid]

The first one(passive) was a waste of money(good thing they are dirt cheap) as they don't work.
With the 2nd did you plug in the usb power cable?
The 3rd one also requires power, usually in the form of a ac power adapter.

 

[dulence99]

The first one(passive) was a waste of money(good thing they are dirt cheap) as they don't work.
With the 2nd did you plug in the usb power cable?
The 3rd one also requires power, usually in the form of a ac power adapter.

the second one doesn't actually have a power cable
the third one did have a ac power adapter and i connected everything like it should be, but every time i plugged the hdmi cable into my computer, the light that indicates that the converter is on goes off, and when i pull out the hdmi cable it turns back on...

 

[bignastyid]

On the 2nd one do you see a female micro usb port on the back of it? I didn't think startech made a non powered one as they have bad compatibility as the dac doesn't get enough power from most dvi ports.

 

[dulence99]

On the 2nd one do you see a female micro usb port on the back of it? I didn't think startech made a non powered one as they have bad compatibility as the dac doesn't get enough power from most dvi ports.

im sorry, i posted this image to show you what it kinda looked like,its not exactly like the one in the picture above but here is the exact one now im using https://imgur.com/gn1nuok
its called fast asia dvi-d (m) to vga (f), don't tell me this one is passive too hahaha

 

[bignastyid]

Does it have a micro usb port on it? It will be on the back of the portion with the VGA port, some have the port but don't come with a cable.

 

[dulence99]

Does it have a micro usb port on it? It will be on the back of the portion with the VGA port, some have the port but don't come with a cable.

no it doesn't

 

[dulence99]

i've got an update
turns out the second cable dvi-d to vga kinda works, i turn on my pc and get the bios logo and all, after that windwos stats booting up i get to the windows loading screen where the dots go in a circle, after that is finished my monitor goes off again saying no signal, but when i go back to the dvi-i to vga adapter and put it in it works,my login screen is there and its a successful start up this is very strange,also this happens with both of my monitors, im thinking either the graphic card or the windows is a problem since i do see my monitor turn on for a bit with the dvi-d to vga(second cable)

update 2:
i was successful at turning on my pc and going to desktop using dvi-d to vga converter but only in safe mode, i think its the graphics card but i don't know how to fix it

 

[bignastyid]

i've got an update
turns out the second cable dvi-d to vga kinda works, i turn on my pc and get the bios logo and all, after that windwos stats booting up i get to the windows loading screen where the dots go in a circle, after that is finished my monitor goes off again saying no signal, but when i go back to the dvi-i to vga adapter and put it in it works,my login screen is there and its a successful start up this is very strange,also this happens with both of my monitors, im thinking either the graphic card or the windows is a problem since i do see my monitor turn on for a bit with the dvi-d to vga(second cable)

update 2:
i was successful at turning on my pc and going to desktop using dvi-d to vga converter but only in safe mode, i think its the graphics card but i don't know how to fix it

I'd say the adapter doesn't like the resolution you are trying to push to that monitor. on boot and in safe mode windows uses a lower resolution. Or possibly a driver issue. I haven't seen good results with the non powered DVI-D to VGA adapters.

 

[dulence99]

i've got an update
turns out the second cable dvi-d to vga kinda works, i turn on my pc and get the bios logo and all, after that windwos stats booting up i get to the windows loading screen where the dots go in a circle, after that is finished my monitor goes off again saying no signal, but when i go back to the dvi-i to vga adapter and put it in it works,my login screen is there and its a successful start up this is very strange,also this happens with both of my monitors, im thinking either the graphic card or the windows is a problem since i do see my monitor turn on for a bit with the dvi-d to vga(second cable)

update 2:
i was successful at turning on my pc and going to desktop using dvi-d to vga converter but only in safe mode, i think its the graphics card but i don't know how to fix it

I'd say the adapter doesn't like the resolution you are trying to push to that monitor. on boot and in safe mode windows uses a lower resolution. Or possibly a driver issue. I haven't seen good results with the non powered DVI-D to VGA adapters.

i actually fixed it and was able to run my desktop with the graphics card driver after reinstalling it, using the dvi-d port only, but every time i tried to connect the dvi-i port my dvi-d monitor would shut off and the dvi-i trun on, for some reason they don't want to work together,i tried chaning cables,also when i turn on my pc with botch adapters at the same time it just starts the dvi-i one and not both

should i consider trying displayport adapter with the dvi-i one?
is that gonna work?