problem with new monitor

memory · 12-12-2007, 05:56 PM

I bought my dad an Acer 19in Lcd monitor and it just arrived today. Well, I hooked it up to my computer to make sure it worked and there were no dead pixels. It would not display the picture when it was hooked up to the vga connection, it said no signal. It worked fine with the dvi connection. The only type of connection my dad has on his computer is vga.

Is there something I have to do to the video card to switch to vga on my computer? Do you think it will work on his since the connection he has is vga? I am hoping it will show up on his.

fortyways · 12-12-2007, 06:09 PM

Did you reboot after switching from DVI to VGA?

Also, the monitor should have an input switch button, like a TV or any other display with more than one input.

memory · 12-12-2007, 06:14 PM

No I did not restart and I did not see any switch on the monitor. Well, I wasn't really looking for one either.

ThatGuy16 · 12-12-2007, 06:20 PM

Most monitors either have a "source" or "input" button, it should be switched to VGA. That may be the problem.

make sure you hook the monitor up when the computer is shut down

memory · 12-12-2007, 08:40 PM

The computer was not off when I hooked it up. I didn't think it had to be. At least I know not to do that again. Do you think I could have damaged anything?

I will look again but I did not see any kind of switch. I don't think my monitor has one either but I could be wrong.

ThatGuy16 · 12-12-2007, 09:03 PM

It probably didn't damage anything. But the computer MUST be off for it to work.

memory · 12-12-2007, 09:39 PM

Well then why would it work when I hooked it up through DVI? Or does it have to be off just for VGA to work?

fortyways · 12-13-2007, 01:43 AM

The computer doesn't have to be off to switch monitors. It has to be off to switch from DVI to VGA. The monitor you were using before was hooked up with DVI; that's why it let you switch. Just shut down and then hook the new one up with VGA.

12-12-2007, 05:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
memory Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 399	problem with new monitor I bought my dad an Acer 19in Lcd monitor and it just arrived today. Well, I hooked it up to my computer to make sure it worked and there were no dead pixels. It would not display the picture when it was hooked up to the vga connection, it said no signal. It worked fine with the dvi connection. The only type of connection my dad has on his computer is vga. Is there something I have to do to the video card to switch to vga on my computer? Do you think it will work on his since the connection he has is vga? I am hoping it will show up on his. __________________ New rig soon to be built: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS\|Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| EVGA 8800GTS(G92) 512mb \| OCZ Gold 4gb DDR2 800 \| OCZ GameXStream 700 watt \| WD 250gb SATA 3.0 \| Samsung 20x dvd burner with lightscribe \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit \| 19 inch widescreen Hanns G monitor Old rig for sell: Dell Dimension 9100 Pentium D 820/ Corsair 2gb of ram/Pny Geforce 6800GS OC/2 dvd burners/Maxtor 250gb HDD/WD 120gb HDD/Soundblaster Audigy 4

12-12-2007, 06:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
memory Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 399	No I did not restart and I did not see any switch on the monitor. Well, I wasn't really looking for one either. __________________ New rig soon to be built: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS\|Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| EVGA 8800GTS(G92) 512mb \| OCZ Gold 4gb DDR2 800 \| OCZ GameXStream 700 watt \| WD 250gb SATA 3.0 \| Samsung 20x dvd burner with lightscribe \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit \| 19 inch widescreen Hanns G monitor Old rig for sell: Dell Dimension 9100 Pentium D 820/ Corsair 2gb of ram/Pny Geforce 6800GS OC/2 dvd burners/Maxtor 250gb HDD/WD 120gb HDD/Soundblaster Audigy 4

12-12-2007, 06:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,319	Most monitors either have a "source" or "input" button, it should be switched to VGA. That may be the problem. make sure you hook the monitor up when the computer is shut down __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

12-12-2007, 08:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
memory Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 399	The computer was not off when I hooked it up. I didn't think it had to be. At least I know not to do that again. Do you think I could have damaged anything? I will look again but I did not see any kind of switch. I don't think my monitor has one either but I could be wrong. __________________ New rig soon to be built: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS\|Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| EVGA 8800GTS(G92) 512mb \| OCZ Gold 4gb DDR2 800 \| OCZ GameXStream 700 watt \| WD 250gb SATA 3.0 \| Samsung 20x dvd burner with lightscribe \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit \| 19 inch widescreen Hanns G monitor Old rig for sell: Dell Dimension 9100 Pentium D 820/ Corsair 2gb of ram/Pny Geforce 6800GS OC/2 dvd burners/Maxtor 250gb HDD/WD 120gb HDD/Soundblaster Audigy 4

12-12-2007, 09:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,319	It probably didn't damage anything. But the computer MUST be off for it to work. __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

12-12-2007, 06:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	Did you reboot after switching from DVI to VGA? Also, the monitor should have an input switch button, like a TV or any other display with more than one input.

12-12-2007, 09:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
memory Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 399	Well then why would it work when I hooked it up through DVI? Or does it have to be off just for VGA to work? __________________ New rig soon to be built: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS\|Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| EVGA 8800GTS(G92) 512mb \| OCZ Gold 4gb DDR2 800 \| OCZ GameXStream 700 watt \| WD 250gb SATA 3.0 \| Samsung 20x dvd burner with lightscribe \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit \| 19 inch widescreen Hanns G monitor Old rig for sell: Dell Dimension 9100 Pentium D 820/ Corsair 2gb of ram/Pny Geforce 6800GS OC/2 dvd burners/Maxtor 250gb HDD/WD 120gb HDD/Soundblaster Audigy 4

12-13-2007, 01:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	The computer doesn't have to be off to switch monitors. It has to be off to switch from DVI to VGA. The monitor you were using before was hooked up with DVI; that's why it let you switch. Just shut down and then hook the new one up with VGA.

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