Question : Problem: Connect New Desktop PC with Monitor - Problems

I have just bought a brand new PC. It's just the base unit. I already have a 23" monitor from before which has a DVI lead.

The computer which I bought does not have a DVI output. It has a VGA input port and a VGA output port (one male and other female).

So I bought an adapter from ebay DVI (F) to VGA (M).

I connected my new computer with my Sony screen and the screen would not do anything. It did not recognize the computer.
I changed the input to 1 and 2 on the monitor but still no luck.

So then I tried connecting the new desktop to my laptop with a VGA cable to see if I can get it to display on the laptop (monitor 2).

That didn't work either.

I'm using the Computer Female VGA port to connect with the monitor.

It's not connecting.

Can someone help? I have checked all the cables multiple times.


JH

Answer : Problem: Connect New Desktop PC with Monitor - Problems

It converts DVI[analog] pinout to VGA[which is also analog] pinout.

It does not convert DVI[digital] to -anything- [analog].
To do that requires an electronics circuit called a D/A converter.

DVI is just a connector.
The signal is based on the the circuit it's attached to.

THE SIGNAL going through a DVI connector can be:
Analog only [DVI-A]
Digital only [DVI-D]
Both digital and analog. [DVI-I]

Only DVI-I and DVI-A signals can be converted to a VGA without a circuit involved.
That other circuit is essentially a video card that doesn't fit into a slot and that  costs more than a middle or low end video card.
- http://www.datapro.net/techinfo/dvi_info.html

Now that I know the model:
The DVI connectors on you monitor are DVI-D. - Digital only.
Not compatible with VGA without another circuit involved.

Spec sheet says it has VGA connectors also.
THAT port would be analog and compatible with your video card without any adapter at all.
Just need a VGA-VGA cable.

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and to this part:

>> So then I tried connecting the new desktop to my laptop with a VGA cable to see if I can get it to display on the laptop (monitor 2) <<

PC's VGA port is 'out' to a monitor.
Laptops VGA port is 'out' to a monitor. (As in monitor 2)
- They are both outputs only so your results are to be expected.
- In fact it's possible to damage something that way.

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