My VGA - DVi doesnt work

[spacehamster]

i just bought a brand ne 24+1 pin vga to dvi and it didnt show my display so i went back and i got 1 more (swaped)

and still didnt work

 

asus m5a97 r2.0

fx 8350

8gb corsair xms3 ddr3 1333mhz

750w psu

r7 260x xfx

[Glenwing]

1 minute ago, spacehamster said:

i just bought a brand ne 24+1 pin vga to dvi and it didnt show my display so i went back and i got 1 more (swaped)

and still didnt work

 

asus m5a97 r2.0

fx 8350

8gb corsair xms3 ddr3 1333mhz

750w psu

r7 260x xfx

24+1 is DVI-D. Use a DVI-I to VGA adapter (29 pin)

[Oshino Shinobu]

Is it an active converter? If so, are you actually going from VGA to DVI or is it DVI to VGA (going output > input)?

 

If it's not active (no power input), then it won't do anything. VGA is analogue and DVI is digital, so it needs to be actively converted, simply adapting pins won't work like it can with two digital or two analogue signals. 

 

EDIT: If you're trying to go from DVI to VGA, you'll need a DVI-I to VGA adaptor. If it doesn't have the 4 pins that carry the analogue signal, it won't work without being active.