Displayport Cable died?

[Hidden308]

I wanted to make sure I went through the appropriate steps to make sure as I never experience this issue before. I left my PC for only about a good hour or so. When I came back my Display was not detecting a signal from my PC even though it was on. I restarted it of course it still did not receive a signal. I tried unplugging my monitor, etc.

https://www.amazon.com/GW2765HT-27-Inch-Screen-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00KYCSRSG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472956598&sr=8-1&keywords=benq+monitor+1440p (This is my monitor)

I also tried different ports and such on my video card. I also tried HDMI + DP since it was detecting the signal from my HDMI. I looked through Nvidia Control Panel and a few other things to see if it picked up anything from DP and it was not whatsoever. Could anyone else with a similar experience confirm that my DP cable is dead or is there any missing steps I could take to make sure? I have not done anything or downloaded anything that should have affected it. It seems to simply stop working on its own.

 

[bitwright]

If your monitor still works via HDMI, then it's likely the DP cable. If you have another DP cable somewhere, the the easiest way to check for a dead cable is to just swap it out with one you know works. Alternatively you could try swapping displays, to check if the cable still works on a different display. Not much to testing out cables other than swapping them out.

 

[Hidden308]

If your monitor still works via HDMI, then it's likely the DP cable. If you have another DP cable somewhere, the the easiest way to check for a dead cable is to just swap it out with one you know works. Alternatively you could try swapping displays, to check if the cable still works on a different display. Not much to testing out cables other than swapping them out.

Sadly I don't have another display I could test it on, but more so another DisplayPort cable it was my only one. I did order one that should be here in a few days to confirm it, but from the situation of it how it happen it seems most likely a dead cable since it stopped working completely as soon as I came back, but never had random issues that seem to led up to this previously. So seems like the cable. I'll respond back once I get the one I ordered though.