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Never mind I think I understand I need a DVI-D to VGA Active Adapter right?

 

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Hi, I was thinking about putting in dual monitors and I noticed on the back of my pc that I have two display ports. One of them I have a adapter from VGA to DVI-I. That one is my main monitor. The monitor I want to get is VGA also but I have a different display port. This one I believe is a DVI-D. Will any VGA to DVI-D adapter work?

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Hi, I was thinking about putting in dual monitors and I noticed on the back of my pc that I have two display ports. One of them I have a adapter from VGA to DVI-I. That one is my main monitor. The monitor I want to get is VGA also but I have a different display port. This one I believe is a DVI-D. Will any VGA to DVI-D adapter work?

I believe any DVI-D to VGA adapter will work.

 

Yeah, DVI-D means digital signal and VGA has analog signal..

 

@salecar3 might be right

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DVI-I is the one which allows analog signalsdvi-i%20diagram.jpg

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I believe any DVI-D to VGA adapter will work.

No. DVI-D is digital only. 

 

You'd need a signal converter, but they can be pretty expensive. 

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Stop calling dvi and hdmi and all that stuff display ports. diplay port is another connector.

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Hi, I was thinking about putting in dual monitors and I noticed on the back of my pc that I have two display ports. One of them I have a adapter from VGA to DVI-I. That one is my main monitor. The monitor I want to get is VGA also but I have a different display port. This one I believe is a DVI-D. Will any VGA to DVI-D adapter work?

Are you using onboard graphics or a GPU?

And which one?

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DVI-D->VGA or DP->VGA (src: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort;personal experience with a DP to VGA passive adapter) passive adapters

 

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DP->VGA; HDMI->VGA; DVI->VGA active adapters

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Stop calling dvi and hdmi and all that stuff display ports. diplay port is another connector.

I was confused for a sec too, but there is a difference between displayport and display port..

The space signifies the difference

 

No. DVI-D is digital only. 

 

You'd need a signal converter, but they can be pretty expensive.

We kind of need to know what GPU or mobo OP has

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I was confused for a sec too, but there is a difference between displayport and display port..

The space signifies the difference

 

We kind of need to know what GPU or mobo OP has

I have a Gtx 660 and a ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+ motherboard.

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I have a Gtx 660 and a ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+ motherboard.

You could try to get your hand on a displayport to VGA adapter.

Or you could see if you can turn on you integrated graphics, while still having a GPU in your system.

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Hi, I was thinking about putting in dual monitors and I noticed on the back of my pc that I have two display ports. One of them I have a adapter from VGA to DVI-I. That one is my main monitor. The monitor I want to get is VGA also but I have a different display port. This one I believe is a DVI-D. Will any VGA to DVI-D adapter work?

 

HDMI - Digital

DVI A - Analog

DVI D - Digital

DVI I - Both Digital and Analog

Display Port - Digital

VGA - Analog.

 

You have to have an active adapter which tends to cost quite a bit to convert from digital to analog or vise versa, whereas if converting digital to digital or analog to analog there are cables that will do the job, I myself use a DVI-D to HDMI cable for my monitor.

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I don't know if I worded it wrong but I am trying to ask what do I need to plug in a VGA to a port on the back of my computer that looks like this

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Never mind I think I understand I need a DVI-D to VGA Active Adapter right?

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Never mind I think I understand I need a DVI-D to VGA Active Adapter right?

 

Yes.

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Yes.

Okay now I get it. Took me a little :D. Thanks for your help guys I appreciate it a lot.

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