DVI not working? Wrong cable?

[henryheyhey123]

Hello! I have tried several different adapters from dvi to vga to try to get this working (even a dvi to a different type of dvi). This is the port:

I was wondering if I could plug this into it? It seems to be the right connector:

http://www.ebuyer.com/170760-cablestogo-m1-to-vga-male-cable-2m-81253

Thanks =)

 

[henryheyhey123]

There is a high probability that it will work; those are the correct connectors, (although it is best to avoid VGA when you can ).

What model video card is it?
What model monitor?

My GPU is an XFX R7 250 1GB GDDR5 and I want to add a second 1024 x 768 monitor, specifically a Belinea 101551

 

[henryheyhey123]

There is a high probability that it will work; those are the correct connectors, (although it is best to avoid VGA when you can ).

What model video card is it?
What model monitor?

My GPU is an XFX R7 250 1GB GDDR5 and I want to add a second 1024 x 768 monitor, specifically a Belinea 101551

In that case, a DVI-D cable instead of VGA would be better.

But, you said you were having trouble getting a DVI-D cable to work?

One option might be to use an HDMI to DVI-D cable for the new monitor (you have an HDMI port on the video card, right)?

However, the question, then is which port do you use for the second monitor. Are you sure the DVI port on your video card no longer works? Because using DVI-D to DVI-D for the second monitor would be best (and then hdmi for the first monitor).

.... so let me ask this:
* Your video card has 3 ports on it right? VGA, DVI, and HDMI?
* And you can't get the DVI port to work using a DVI cable, right?


BTW, I hope you aren't paying for that Belinea monitor; it is a pretty bad monitor to be paying money for.

Yh the Belinea is just an old monitor and i'd rather not spend £60 for a monitor. It only uses a VGA connector and frankly you don't need anything higher for it. Yes, the card has 3 ports and I'm having trouble using a DVI-I Single Link to VGA (and guess why it didn't work). I can buy a HDMI to VGA converter for £1 more which I will get if I'm not 100% sure that this will work.