Connecting a monitor to a laptop

magsd · 07-15-2008, 08:19 AM

i've just been given a lovely monitor, only problem is my laptop doesn't have a dvi port

The monitor's got three ports : an analog port, dvi and a component video.
Laptop's got analog & s-video.
I tried the analog cable that came w/the laptop but the monitor's not recognizing it. Are there cables/adapters that will solve my problem? I can't seem to find any online...
thanks!!

cohen · 07-15-2008, 08:29 AM

Just rethinking it, you would need a VGA to DVI cable, because a DVI to VGA won't work in the monitor.

And i can't find a cable

lovely? · 07-15-2008, 09:06 AM

well if you have an analog port on the monitor and the correct cord that goes to it, are you sure you set the settings correctly? you have to right click on your desktop, click properties, then go to display settings and enable a second monitor.

**The_Other_One** · 07-15-2008, 09:17 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface

Check out those diagrams and they should give you some idea if you can convert your monitor or not... I may be wrong, but I was thinking as long as you had the pins for DVI-A, you should be able to use analog on the monitor.

I just tried it with my monitor, but after struggling with the converter, I realized I didn't have those analog "C" pins. I'm afraid this is the only monitor with DVI we have here or I'd try some others for you. My only other suggestion would be to confirm your laptop's video out is enabled.

07-15-2008, 08:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
magsd New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1	Connecting a monitor to a laptop i've just been given a lovely monitor, only problem is my laptop doesn't have a dvi port The monitor's got three ports : an analog port, dvi and a component video. Laptop's got analog & s-video. I tried the analog cable that came w/the laptop but the monitor's not recognizing it. Are there cables/adapters that will solve my problem? I can't seem to find any online... thanks!!

07-15-2008, 08:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 8,179	Just rethinking it, you would need a VGA to DVI cable, because a DVI to VGA won't work in the monitor. And i can't find a cable __________________ My Website Desktop / Laptop Motherboard: Asus M2N X SE / Unknown CPU: AMD 4000+ 2.1GHZ x 2 / Intel Pentium M 1.60GHZ Ram: 2GB Transcend / 512MB Hard Drive: 320GB / 60GB Video Card: Both Intergrated Monitor: 19" Benq / 15.4" OS: Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1 / Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 Last edited by cohen; 07-15-2008 at 08:33 AM.

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lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 16 Posts: 4,023	well if you have an analog port on the monitor and the correct cord that goes to it, are you sure you set the settings correctly? you have to right click on your desktop, click properties, then go to display settings and enable a second monitor. __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ COMING: E8400 ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT COMING: ATI 4850 OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE

07-15-2008, 09:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 24 Posts: 12,368	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface Check out those diagrams and they should give you some idea if you can convert your monitor or not... I may be wrong, but I was thinking as long as you had the pins for DVI-A, you should be able to use analog on the monitor. I just tried it with my monitor, but after struggling with the converter, I realized I didn't have those analog "C" pins. I'm afraid this is the only monitor with DVI we have here or I'd try some others for you. My only other suggestion would be to confirm your laptop's video out is enabled. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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