Re: I need some HELP...! with a major problem dealing with video cards and monitors.
- From: Andrew Barss <barss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:34:41 +0000 (UTC)
My wrote:
: Hi,
: Here's the problem. I just bought from TigerDirect a refurbished
: Gateway computer - great power, just like I wanted, until I got it in
: last night. When I got to the plugging my old monitor in, a VGA, it
: was capped off with a plastic cap and tape saying"Do Not Use." So, I
: called a friend of mine who is a MicroSoft Beta tester, has a call in
: 2 hour radio program every Saturday (for 13+ years now) on our local
: station that reaches out about 400 miles. Anyway, after a rather
: short discussion, he describes a DVI connection , and BINGO, that's
: what I have.
If I understand you correctly, your new computer has a DVI output,
and the monitor has a VGA input, correct?
You can buy a DVI-to-VGA adapter that should do the trick. Apple sells one for $19:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=7E4EB91E&nplm=M8754G/A
I've used it to connect a Macbook (DVI output only) to a
campus VGA projector, and it worked fine.
You can probably get one of these things also from Tiger Direct, Amazon,
or maybe a local joint.
Hope that helps --
Andy Barss
.
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