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BobT78

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March 30th, 2005 22:00

NVIDIA Ge-Force FX-5200 DVI Interface

I'm almost at my wit's end with Dell Chat Support, and I would appreciate any help the forum can give me.
 
I have an NVIDIA GeForce FX-5200 graphics adapter which came with my Dell 8300 (XP) PC.  I recently bought a Princeton VL1717 LCD monitor with a DVI-D interface, and tried to connect it to the DVI-I connector on the NVIDIA board using the DVI-D to DVI-D cable that came with the monitor.  The result is a blank screen.  I've tried the latest drivers from both Dell and NVIDIA (they're diffferent)with the same result.  I replaced the DVD-D to DVD-D cable, again with the same result.
 
The analog interface works OK.
 
Dell Chat support told me that I should interface the LCD display to the TV Out connector on the Graphics Adaper using a "dongle" connector, and that would fix the problem, and that my problem was trying to use the DVI-D cable on the DVI-I connector.  From what I've read elsewhere, I think this is not right.
 
Any commends and/or suggestions would be appreciated.

jankerson

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March 31st, 2005 08:00

http://www.prgr.com/support_faq_crt.htm#out_of_range

 

 

My monitor showed "PLEASE CHECK SIGNAL CABLE." What does that mean?
The monitor needs to measure the horizontal sync frequency to determine which of its presets to match the resolution format to. The most common reason for this message is that the sync signal is missing. You need to do the following:

  • On monitor models with dual inputs, make sure the monitor input select switch is in the proper mode for the channel you are using (refer to your manual)
  • Check the pins on your signal cable to see if any are bent, broken or pushed in.
  • Verify the video card is putting out a valid signal by substituting another monitor, or taking this monitor to another PC. Even if your PC appears to be booting up by the indication of floppy or hard drive activity, the video card may not be putting out a signal.

Other on-screen messages on various models related to this discussion are "SIGNAL MISSING" , "NO SIGNAL" and the tri-color "SELF TEST."

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