[SOLVED] VGA to DVI-D

[alargefailure]

I've recently bought a new monitor, i plan to have duel screens along side my HP Pavilion 24xw. The issue is that this new monitor needs a VGA connector and my GPU (GTX 1060 6GB) only supports Display Port, HDMI and DVI-D. Because my current monitor is connected to the HDMI port, i bought a DVI-D (M) to VGA (F) adapter.

Whenever i try this my monitor just says "Cable Not Connected". I'm not sure if it's because of the adapters (which i've tried 2 of) or because my GPU or Monitor doesn't support those adapters. I know the monitor works with a VGA to HDMI adapter so i don't see why this isn't working. My new monitor is made by AOC.

 

[BFG-9000]

Like all modern GPU chips, the GTX1060 does not support analog outputs at all, so no simple pin-adapter can ever work.

Any real DVI-D to VGA adapter will thus need to be an active adapter, which means it has to have a power jack, usually connected to USB to supply a few watts. That's because DVI itself is only required to supply 1/4 watt and that's just not enough.

Nowadays, it's definitely better to apply any money you would've spent on an active adapter toward a digital monitor. After all the analog circuitry in them is usually cheaply built, which is bad for both reliability and image quality.

 

[alargefailure]

Would a VGA to Display Port work then?

 

[Aflyxxn]

are you running both screens off GPU? or is one connected to GPU and MB ?

If your using both GPU and MB you need to change settings in bios.