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Displayport to VGA display not being recognized by Windows

Xanthe_2871
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Hi. I have a monitor I want to use with my PC, it only takes VGA. I have no VGA ports open on my PC so I got a displayport to vga adapter on Amazon. When I hook it all up Windows can't detect the display. I've tried the different ports on my graphics card, it has 3 but none work. I know the screen works. Maybe the cable is bad, I could exchange it, but before I do that, what else can I try to get Windows to detect it? Is there a way to force it to put out video to the port, even if it doesn't think there is anything plugged in? What else can I do?

Yes, it's 2871 as in the year 2871. I traveled all this way, back in time, just to help you. And you thought your mama lied when she said you were special. -_-

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6 minutes ago, Xanthe_2871 said:

 

What graphics card? It may simply not support display port to VGA if it's old enough

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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2 hours ago, Streetguru said:

What graphics card? It may simply not support display port to VGA if it's old enough

EVGA 1070

Yes, it's 2871 as in the year 2871. I traveled all this way, back in time, just to help you. And you thought your mama lied when she said you were special. -_-

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2 minutes ago, Xanthe_2871 said:

EVGA 1070

So it doesn't detect at all in windows?

You could try to lower your desktop resolution to like 800x600 before connecting it or something.

 

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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6 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

So it doesn't detect at all in windows?

You could try to lower your desktop resolution to like 800x600 before connecting it or something.

 

Yeah it's not showing at all. But when I do Displayport to HDMI then HDMI to VGA, that works. 

Yes, it's 2871 as in the year 2871. I traveled all this way, back in time, just to help you. And you thought your mama lied when she said you were special. -_-

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