My second monitor is black

MooNight009

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Mar 17, 2014
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Hi guys .
I wanted to use a dual monitor on my gtx 770 and I was using the dvi-I port (dvi-I to vga) so i bought a dvi_D to vga adapter .
but after I plugged it my pc detected the second monitor and i can clearly move my file to the other monitor but it is blan.
no matter what I did it stayed blank.
I tried updating my driver , restarting my pc , unpluging and pluging the new monitor back , even tried to change the two monitors position but the one hooked to the dvi-d stayed blank.
is there anything wrong i am doing here or ... ?
btw I had a vga-hdmi cable and tried to use it but the pc didnt detect the second monitor , I think this cable is broken but is there a way to be sure of this ?
 
Solution
"so i bought a dvi_D to vga adapter"

Wrong adapter mate. DVI-D sends out digital signal only, which is no no good for VGA (analog) input to monitor.
You need a DVI-I to VGA adapter. DVI-I carries both digital and analog signal.