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    Acer Nitro 5 Laptop w/second display Displayport/HDMI Cable

    Hi all! I have a Acer Nitro 5 and planned to use it as a desktop. The Acer has a HDMI out port and my monitor (Dell) has a DisplayPort connection. On Amazon I purchased a HDMI to DisplayPort Cable, one end is HDMI and the other is DisplayPort. Everything is connected properly, I tried to...
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    VisionTek ATI Radeon HD 5570 (900345) BlackScreen (BOIS Black as well)

    Right, I thought the same, once it goes from orange to blue it means it reads/sees something. But 2 seconds later, the monitor light is back to orange with a "no signal" showing. There is a difference in the black of the screen, when the light turns blue the black is more defined, when it goes...
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    VisionTek ATI Radeon HD 5570 (900345) BlackScreen (BOIS Black as well)

    I got the DVI-D Dual Link cable today, as well as DVI to VGA converters, but no good news. The only thing that still may be wrong is the cable that plugs into the card. It should be a 4 way splitter, as the card supports 4 screens. But I was told to buy a 2 way splitter this model in the ebay...
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    VisionTek ATI Radeon HD 5570 (900345) BlackScreen (BOIS Black as well)

    I currently have a DVI-D (single link) 3rd one down. The single link works with the HP's onboard graphics, so I just figured it was good. I'll order a DVI-D Dual Link and report back, thanks again! will be ordering the new cable online, so will be a few days before I can get back to you.
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    VisionTek ATI Radeon HD 5570 (900345) BlackScreen (BOIS Black as well)

    Yes that is the card, the sticker reads... VisionTek 5570 1GB VHD PCIe 5570VHDCI 1G Under that sticker reads... VC560E8LD3 and RoHS REV:1.0 Judging by your reply, I appear to have the digital one, DVI. So my splitter is correct, only that the card supports 4 screens and my splitter has...
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    VisionTek ATI Radeon HD 5570 (900345) BlackScreen (BOIS Black as well)

    Graphics Card VisionTek-ATI-Radeon-HD-5570-900345-1-GB-DDR3-SDRAM-PCI-Express-x16 no overclocking AMD Catalyst Driver Version, and Driver History 8.0.915.0 Operating System Windows7 Home Premium 64-bit; Service Pack 1 Dual Boot with Ubuntu 12.04 Grub version 1.99.21ubuntu3.14 Issue Details...