DVI-I to VGA adapter shows no signal

[SonicSkywalker]

I bought a used Gigabyte GTX750Ti 2GB which only have DVI-D, DVI-I, and HDMI port in it, my monitor is VGA only, so I also bought a DVI-I to VGA adapter, but when I use it, it shows no signal to my monitor, any help?

 

[boju]

Dvi-i to vga should work, there's nothing technical here.

Are you sure the card works?

Do you have a tv with hdmi you could test with?

 

[SonicSkywalker]

Dvi-i to vga should work, there's nothing technical here.

Are you sure the card works?

Do you have a tv with hdmi you could test with?

the card works, I was there when the seller tries it.
I'll try it on my hdmi tv, but do I need an active adapter?

 

[boju]

Don't need an active adapter going from Dvi-I to Vga as it has analog pins. Dvi-D to vga does require to be active.

Dvi-D can fit into Dvi-I socket if bought this by mistake. Does your adapter have the 4 pins top and below the dash pin to the right of this picture?

 

[SonicSkywalker]

Don't need an active adapter going from Dvi-I to Vga as it has analog pins. Dvi-D to vga does require to be active.

Dvi-D can fit into Dvi-I socket if bought this by mistake. Does your adapter have the 4 pins top and below the dash pin to the right of this picture?

yes, it have 24+5 pins
And I saw a few youtube videos having the same problem.

 

[boju]

What youtube videos?

Dvi-i carries both digital and analog. There is no signal conversion necessary that requires an active adapter. Something else is going on.

 

[SonicSkywalker]

What youtube videos?

Dvi-i carries both digital and analog. There is no signal conversion necessary that requires an active adapter. Something else is going on.

https://youtu.be/ZA2FmrJtQ6k

That video

 

[boju]

That video doesn't prove anything. Do not know what graphics card or Dvi ports it has and if that monitor auto-detects signal or does it require manual input selection.

It is possible your adapter is faulty. Have you tested the hdmi connection?

 

[boju]

Another clue the guy in this video is doing it wrong is the use of dvi d cable as was marked on the monitor. Dvi d male can fit into dvi i female plug but dvi i with the flat pin being wider wont fit in a dvi d female plug. So this guy has two dvi d ports and tried to use a dvi-d to vga adapter.

 

[VsYK]

Apologies to revive an old post. But I have just upgraded one of my son's GPU's to a R9 270X. He already had a DVI-I into his old card & the VGA into is monitor. I simply unplugged the cable, switched GPU's & connected the cable back & the monitor shows no signal at all. I connected the GPU HDMI to another monitor with HDMI & it shows up no issue's, so the GPU is working & I know the monitor works because it detects signal from his old HD 6770. I put the cable that wasn't working onto another system & it worked, but that had the HD7850 in it.

So, is this a setting issue or what? Because the cable should work & it seems to not like the R9 270X. And I know the DVI-I port works, because I connected it up to another system using the same type of cable & it shows signal.

So its a mystery to me. Unless the cables being sold on eBay are not as described. Never had issue's buying cables for less than £4 before!