Benq XL2410T 120hz problem

[thecountrylad]

So I have bought a Benq XL2410T monitor to use with my MSI GTX 460 Hawk

I have bought a DVI-D dual link cable but when I tried to change to 120hz and I still get a "incorrect cable type message"

I have tried a different GTX 460 that I have to use SLI eventually. Same issue


Any suggestions?

 

[MauveCloud]

My first guess would be that you might have bought a single-link cable that was mis-labeled as dual-link. Could you take a photo of both ends of the cable and post it here? Also, have you tried the cable in every available DVI output? A GTX 460 will usually have 2 DVI outputs, but it might only support dual-link for one of them.

 

[thecountrylad]

Picture here.

Looks Dvi-d to me... Cheap one i bought off ebay.....

Yes tried both dvi ports on gtx 460.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/66155810@N04/7321818152/

 

[MauveCloud]

Ok, looks like all the pins are there for dual-link, and I don't see any bent or broken, so I'm stumped here. Maybe somebody else, who actually has experience with 120hz monitors, can help you.

 

[ricardois]

Yes the cable looks ok

Does your GPU version have 2 DVI outputs? if yes, try plugging it in the other output, normally only one of the DVI outputs supports Dual Link DVI

 

[thecountrylad]

It was the cheap dual-link ebay cable that was at fault, even though it did have all the pins for dual-link.

Bought another cable and now working fine at 120hz