Hi,how do I know wheather I need DVI or VGA cables to connect CPU to a Monitor.I sold monitor when I got laptop now I want set up the Dell Dimension 3100 as aback up,so I'm looking at wide sreen monitors etc (new) and my Dell is 4 years old.The old cables I have are blue with the screw points like DVI but so do VGA,can some one guide me,thanx in advance.

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Try using a VGA to VGA cable or a dvi to dvi cable because dvi-d and hdmi tend to lack the necessary pins to be converted to an analogue signal. A hdmi to dvi cable may also work

Jun 12, 2013 • Gateway One ZX4970G-UW308 All-In-One...

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I need to connect a VGA dell monitor my Toshiba Laptop

HDMI is digital
VGA (the 15 pin connector) is analog.
If your connector has the digital to analog interface it should work, but likely it does not have that chip and thus will not work.

Your description of the problem tells me it may never work as you have it connected. Possibly it might be that the monitor is required to be powered on before the laptop is booted, but that only works in some cases.

I have also seen some work if a 2-step connector is used.
VGA to DVI connector, followed by DVI to HDMI connector.
DVI was the step toward digital that came before the HDMI standard was implemented and was only partially digital. DVI and VGA do not carry control signals nor audio. HDMI carries both those as well as the video.

YMMV but I think it would be cheaper and more efficient to actually purchase a monitor with a digital input (HDMI or DVI).
Without the digital/analog converter interface a digital output device (your laptop with HDMI out) can never operate an analog device (your Dell monitor with VGA input).

Mar 12, 2017 • Dell E193FPp 19" TFT LCD Flat Panel...

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Eneed adaptor cable for FPD 1530 to connect to dell cpu

This should be the adapter that you need, DVI to VGA.

http://www.ccl-la.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=83_87&products_id=130

Sep 24, 2012 • Gateway FPD1530 15" Flat Panel LCD Monitor

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We were given a dell computer and that morning the people who gave it to us said it was working fine, they wiped it clean and we were goin to have to reinstall everything, but the monitor wont work plugged...

Does the light on the monitor show?
If not check poer cable - if so check the connection on the computer black cable with blue end.
Any beeping when the computer is turned on?
if so you may have a hardware malfunction with the tower.

Aug 29, 2011 • Dell Dimension 2400 PC Desktop

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I have a dell dimension 3000, bought a new HP 2310E monitor with 3 ports. DVI, HDMI & display port. Told to buy a cable with VGA to connect to dell and DVI to connect to HP Monitor display port....

Hi sshorne9780,

I see that you are having a check input error on the Monitor/LCD that your are connecting to your Dell tower, please see steps below.

On your HP 2310E make sure that your HP is set to the input/source that you are using and make sure that you only use one type of video cable for the issue.
I see that you mentioned that you have a VGA cable and a DVI cable, you can only use one type of cable for a video connection.
VGA would be the Blue tipped cable connecting to the tower and going to the LCD monitor.
DVI this is a black cable connecting to a white port much bigger than a VGA port and is rectangular in shape unlike the VGA
and on your LCD monitor check the input type to see video from the tower.
everything seems to be OK you just need to change the input of your LCD monitor for the video to show up on the screen.
also if you are using HDMI for the video u will need to change the setting of your Audio and set HDMI as the Default to have Audio come out from the HDMI connection together with video, the HDMI viedo will automatically be detected as long as the LCD monitor's input is set to HDMI.

I hope that this will able to help resolve your concern.

Thank you for choosing Fixya,

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Apr 18, 2011 • Dell Dimension 3000 PC Desktop

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Connectivity card from montior to CPU is different than other PCs, in back side of the monitor its showing to type VGA and other one DVi connector, In my CPU i dont have the slot for the DVi connector,...

DVI ==> Digital Video Input
If your monitor has both DVI and VGA inputs,
and your PC's video-card has both DVI and VGA outputs,
then buy a DVI-to-DVI cable, and use it, for a better picture.
If your monitor has both DVI and VGA inputs,
and your PC's video-card only has VGA output,
then use a VGA-to-VGA cable.
Or, purchase a video-card with DVI output,
to replace the video-card with VGA output,
and then use a DVI-to-DVI cable.

Feb 21, 2011 • Acer X193W LCD Monitor

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Connectivity card from montior to CPU is different than other PCs, in back side of the monitor its showing to type VGA and other one DFid something, In my CPU i dont have the slot for the other type DFi, ...

Hi,

I believe you are referring to a DVi connector. We have different types of connectors but none of them is DFi. We have VGA, HDMI, SATA, and DVi connectors. Here's a cheklist of what you need to do:

Check the connector of the computer whether you have VGA, HDMI, SATA, or DVi
Check the connector of the monitor whether you have VGA, HDMI, SATA, or DVi
Now that you know the type of connectors you have for your system, you know what cable to buy.

It does not really matter if your computer and monitor have different connectors. We can purchase cables with VGA - VGA, HDMI - HDMI, DVi - DVi, VGA - HDMI, VGA - DVi, HDMI - DVi. So, don't worry and thank you for choosing FixYa!

Feb 21, 2011 • Acer X193W LCD Monitor

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What cable for Gateway FPD monitor to Dell Dimension 2400 compute

You can either use a dvi or vga cable, for more info go to http://service.gateway.com/s/Manuals/Monitors/8511253.pdf

Mar 03, 2010 • Computers & Internet

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Dell C521 Where to connect monitor?

This means that you have an external video card (which is not outside the computer). This video card will be plugged into the motherboard. That message is saying that the port on the back of the computer that your monitor is plugged into is the wrong one. You need to look for another port on the back of the computer.

Here is a picture of a VGA port that you should use if you have a VGA cable to connect the monitor (Blue Ends).
http://news.softpedia.com/images/reviews/large/VGA.jpg

Here is a picture of a DVI port that you should use if you have a DVI cable to connect the monitor (White Ends).
http://zedomax.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/dvi.jpg

So depending on the cable and connections that are available on your computer and your monitor depends on what you have to use. I hope that wasn't too confusing. Let me know if you need more info.

Feb 12, 2009 • Dell Dimension C521 PC Desktop

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Dell 410XPs + Dell 3007WFP monitor issues

Vinod,
That's quite strange as during system startup you should see the Dell POST logo as at that point the card is only running at VGA, and the monitor will support display at this resolution. If you connect with a normal single DVI cable the monitor should display at 1280x800 also.
Have you tried this? Also have you had this monitor working on another computer at all? What happens if you power up the 3007 with no video cable connected? It should cycle through the pixel test screens. If you are not getting that, and you are not getting the pre POST logo during powerup i suspect that it is a screen failure.

Aug 03, 2008 • Dell Dimension XPS PC Desktop

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Depending on the configuration,if you have installed a video card,and if it has a dvi connection thats the one to use, by default once a vedeo card is installed it automatically disables the onboard card which may have the blue connector,so the answer is once you have a dvi connector on the backside thats what you should use

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Most of the Widescreen monitors come with DVI as well as VGA connector. A VGA connector and DVI connectors are different in many aspects. First of all the DVI connector would be white in color and VGA would be blue.
VGA connector has 15 pins and DVI has 24 +1 pin

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Hi,
no worries, any monitor you buy now which is an LCD has both inputs DVI and VGA. However, it might not necessarily provide both cables. I suggest you buy one where both cables are included.
From the description, the cable you have is VGA. The VGA PC interface for it should be smooth with small holes in it. The DVI PC interface is wider than VGA

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You can buy like this connector to connect your New Monitor to your Dell Dimension 3100.
It's in the market and its cheap.
DVI VGA Gold Cable

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It will help you a lot to use your old PC.
Good luck!
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Http://zedomax.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/dvi.jpg

http://www.tvone.com/images/1t-vga-cattx-rear.jpg

See which one you have. There are VGA to DVI adapters you can purchase in case the computer output is different form the monitor input.

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