[SOLVED] Male hdmi out the back of tower

[jonmdub]

I just got a new gaming computer and there is a male hdmi cable sticking out the back of it. It’s sticking out maybe a foot. The cable wasn’t long enough so I got a female to female adapter for it and plugged it in. No picture, no sound. All the hdmi ports on the back work fine, but I figured the one sticking out was for my graphics card so I wanted to use it if I could. Any clearificarion as to what the cable is for or why it didn’t work would be awesome! Thanks guys.

 

[Supahos]

What motherboard/case/GPU do you have?

 

[racksmith101]

Can you link to a pic and list your pc parts?

 

[jonmdub]

Motherboard: msi intel Z390-A Pro
GPU: GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Case: CYBERPOWERPC X-Saber 620 RGB Mid-Tower

 

[USAFRet]

I just got a new gaming computer and there is a male hdmi cable sticking out the back of it. It’s sticking out maybe a foot. The cable wasn’t long enough so I got a female to female adapter for it and plugged it in. No picture, no sound. All the hdmi ports on the back work fine, but I figured the one sticking out was for my graphics card so I wanted to use it if I could. Any clearificarion as to what the cable is for or why it didn’t work would be awesome! Thanks guys.

This requires a pic.

 

[Supahos]

Wait this is a prebuilt... Trace the wire inside to see where it's going. Just hook monitor up to GPU. I suspect they sent the cable inside the computer for you to use and it goes nowhere... I thought you built the computer, not that it was a cyberpc

 

[jonmdub]

http://imgur.com/a/kYk24O0

It looks like the cable is coming out of my motherboard. Here are a few pics, it’s kind of hard to get a good picture, I’m pointing to the cable inside the box as it goes behind the motherboard.

 

[Supahos]

Is it plugged in up front? Pull other side panel off if you can't see other end can't see it clearly from the pic. I think it just worked it's way in there during Shipping

 

[USAFRet]

What the.....

Since there is an actual GPU in there, that is what you need to connect to. Those other HDMI ports.
No that cable, whatever it is, that is sticking out the back.

 

[USAFRet]

Is it plugged in up front? Pull other side panel off if you can't see other end can't see it clearly from the pic. I think it just worked it's way in there during Shipping

But how did it go through that little hole in the back plate?

 

[Supahos]

Lots of bounces and dumb luck? Or is it too small to come out other side?

I'm just as confused as you I was just trying to make some sort of sense of something head scratching

 

[USAFRet]

Lots of bounces and dumb luck? Or is it too small to come out other side?

I'm just as confused as you I was just trying to make some sort of sense of something head scratching

As we cannot yet see what is at the other end, unknown.
But that is one magic cable to do that.

There is a specific cutout in the slot cover. Any "HDMI" at the end we cannot see would be fatter than the cable.

 

[bignastyid]

That case has a HDMI port on the front panel(next to the usb ports on the top front of the case). That cable is how you'd get a signal from an HDMI port on the back of the GPU to the HDMI port on the top of the case.

 

[USAFRet]

That case has a HDMI port on the front panel(next to the usb ports on the top front of the case). That cable is how you'd get a signal from an HDMI port on the back of the GPU to the HDMI port on the top of the case.

Ah...
So you'd plug that into the HDMI on the GPU, and then the monitor into the HDMI on the front panel.

Strange, but OK.

 

[bignastyid]

That case has a HDMI port on the front panel(next to the usb ports on the top front of the case). That cable is how you'd get a signal from an HDMI port on the back of the GPU to the HDMI port on the top of the case.

Ah...
So you'd plug that into the HDMI on the GPU, and then the monitor into the HDMI on the front panel.

Strange, but OK.

I believe it's for making VR headsets easier to plug it.

 

[g-unit1111]

That case has a HDMI port on the front panel(next to the usb ports on the top front of the case). That cable is how you'd get a signal from an HDMI port on the back of the GPU to the HDMI port on the top of the case.

Ah...
So you'd plug that into the HDMI on the GPU, and then the monitor into the HDMI on the front panel.

Strange, but OK.

I believe it's for making VR headsets easier to plug it.

Yes, my S340 Elite has a similar connection. Just tuck the wire in the back and forget about it.