Questions tagged [vga]
A graphical standard introduced by IBM, but mostly used to refer to a 640x480 display device
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XFX RX580 8gb screen goes black HDMI sound pops then silent for a few seconds then working again
XFX RX580 8gb screen goes black HDMI sound pops then silent for a few seconds then working again
I have a workstation HP Z210 with upgraded psu 700w and an XFX rx580 8gb. cpu: i7 2600 with 8gb elpida ...
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Dell Precision Tower 5810 usb to VGA headless driver setup
I have a Dell Precision Tower 5810 and want to connect it to a monitor which has a VGA port.
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are the ports available on dell precision pc. As far as I can tell, my only options for a monitor ...
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How do I connect dual monitors to my laptop?
Trying to connect two monitors to my laptop. These are the devices I am using:
Laptop : ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL Laptop
Monitor 1: Dell LCD monitor
Monitor 2: Sansui lcd tv
My think book does not have a ...
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How to diagnose graphics card crashes in debian-based systems?
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04 in a Xeon pc with a good number of cheap and unreliable hardware.
The graphics card is a GT 710, sometimes part of the monitors connected to it are not recognized as expected, ...
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Onboard graphics stop working after installing graphics card
After installing an AMD Radeon HD 7470 in my old Optiplex 380 computer, the onboard graphics have stopped working. I'm trying to connect two monitors, one of them being connected to graphics card and ...
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Second screen only displays "Check Signal Cable" after changing to new cable
I use a laptop and recently starting using an old monitor (932NW) as a second screen. The screen would have problems quite often, generally from bad plugging.
There are two cables involved with the ...
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How can i plug a secong monitor to my pc that only has an hdmi port?
My monitor only has vga input/output and my pc only has on hdmi port, occupied by my main monitor.
My pc is a "Gigabyte Brix GB-BSI3-6100 - Barebone PC" (used for work.)
i found those old ...
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How to use Integrated Graphics as gpu and dedicated graphics as only display output ..?
I have intel i5 4460 with HD4600 and dedicated GPU of gt710 The only reason I bought the card was to get HDMI display output as my motherboard only as VGA output but now it seems like gt710 is slower ...
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Can a VGA monitor be connected to parallel port?
I have an old system that I want to connect two monitors with. I have only one VGA port, a parallel port and a 9-pin serial port on the system. One of the monitor only has a VGA port while the other ...
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Wish to connect 2021 Laptop to 2007 monitor. HDMI to DVI-D. Have a HDMI to VGA cable and a VGA to DVI adapter. Will this work?
I wish to connect the HDMI out of my 2021 laptop to my 2007 monitor which has DVI-D input. I aim to purchase an HDMI to DVI-D (if one with this configuration exists) cable. I currently have a HDMI to ...
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PC Display Is Noisy While Rendering
I bought a GTX 1080 TI (EVGA SC2) on Ebay and I use it primarily for 3D rendering animations. This pretty much utilizes all of the resources of the GPU. Here's an example:
vs when it is idle, the &...
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Will an HDMI to DP adapter work for Daisy Chaining?
I am looking to set up dual monitors to my work pc. The GPU of the computer is on the lower end and only has a single HDMI port and a VGA port. The two monitors I have do not have any VGA ports so the ...
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How can I find a monitors timing settings?
We have two identical monitors. One monitor is connected via HDMI, and the other is using a dumb VGA to HDMI adapter (as the PC only has 1x HDMI and 1x VGA port).
Since Windows is unable to determine ...
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Chromecast excessive heat VGA > HDMI adapter
I have purchased a new Chromecast connecting it to an old anolog monitor via a VGA adapter. Everything works great but the Chromecast is getting extremely hot. I have several gen 1 chromecasts that ...
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Laptop with broken screen / BIOS
I have a laptop with a broken screen.
I know I can use the HDMI and VGA outputs to use it, but I need to access the BIOS.
I have tried everything I could find on the Internet (even here, on stack- ...
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Dell P170S monitor shows vertical red, pink, blue or green lines upon watching youtube
The video that shows this best is this one, at around 0:16. The red lines pass across the screen left-to-right. They also appear and disappear.
I am using KDE Plasma Manjaro on a Raspberry Pi 400, and ...
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Optoma E761 lamp projector showing horizotal black stripes
I have an Optoma E761 lamp projector which I've tried to connect to both a win7 desktop PC through VGA and Dell Inspiron I5000 win10 laptop. All what I'm getting is horizontal black stripes and ...
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PC with HDMI connecting to TV with VGA, has signal but TV displays "Not Supported"
I want to play shows from my laptop on my TV. My laptop has a HDMI port and TV has a VGA port. I used this adapter & a VGA cable to link my laptop and Philips TV. When I link up the devices, the ...
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Connect a MacBook pro M1 pro, a PC with VGA and DVI output and a PS5 to 2 Displays with USB C DP and HDMI
Here is the List of devices with supported outputs:
MacBook pro M1 pro: 3 USB-C and 1 HDMI output
PC: 1 VGA and 1 DVI output
PS5: 1 HDMI output
Here is the Displays I have:
DELL P3223QE: 1 USB-C, 1 ...
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how can i use my second laptop as a monitor [duplicate]
i have a old 2005 toshiba satellite and its really slow its currently using linux-zorin os
as thats the best it could do, and my main laptop is a vivobook s550ca a really decent laptop running ubuntu ...
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How to set the kernel modesetting console modeline and vga polarity?
This question is an extension of this one.
My problem is my Aspeed video card (not a gpu) ends up dectecting and using the wrong video polarity that results in an a off bound video output along a ...
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Anyone knows the Phillips Picopix projector vga cable
Hello there superusers.
I am on a quest to find a very specific cable ( or an alternative to it). It is a vga+ 3.5mm audio to mini hdmi, reference PPA1150, that are used to connect a computer to a ...
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Desktop PC with one HDMI and one VGA port
I am considering purchasing a Desktop PC, that has one HDMI port and one VGA port. I have two monitors, both of them support HDMI. Will I be able to purchase VGA (Male) to HDMI converter and use it ...
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Dual Monitors- One VGA output
I have read similar posts but not exactly my problem. I am trying to connect a large screen TV that only has HDMI ports in conjunction with my computer monitor. I bought a VGA splitter and a VGA to ...
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screen goes black for a second with display port
I have a hp elitedesk 800 g2 twr, with intel core i5 6500, I am using the integrated graphics hd 530, when using the display port on the pc, from time to time the screen goes black for a second, but ...
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Why are HDMI switches much slower than VGA switches?
I used to have a cheap VGA based switch. After pressing the button, it would take 1-2 seconds for the display to switch.
Later, I decided to use the more modern and more advanced HDMI standard. My ...
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VGA-Display port dual monitor setup
I have an HP mini desktop and two monitors which has only VGA port. For my data entry work need to connect these two monitor in dual setup mode. My mini desktop has one VGA port and two DisplayPort ...
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VGA not working but HDMI and DVI-D are working perfectly
I installed Windows 11 than Windows 10 on a newly built PC and the VGA output gives no signal on either of them, but the HDMI and DVI-D output are working perfectly.
This issue is also present in BIOS,...
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Hp pavilion g62 | How to enter bios with no display attached?
Let me sumarise what im doing and what has happened:
so i have the hp g62 and it has no built in display attached to it (because its cracked, and yes, i removed the entire display assembly) and the ...
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GRUB 0.97: vga=xxx not working with EL TORITO boot image
Currently I'm programming an operating system. Therfore I'm using GRUB 0.97 (legacy) as the bootloader... As standard it puts out a 80x25 text mode. Of course I want a higher resolution... I've ...
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Use two monitors on base optiplex 9020
I have the full dell Optiplex 9020 with no additional graphics card, it has one VGA and one serial port but that is it. Is there any way to use two monitors with it using a VGA splitter or something ...
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2nd monitor at a random interval goes black for maybe less then a second and then comes back again
I have a desktop computer with 2 monitors connected on on-board VGA and HDMI. The 1st monitor is connected via VGA to VGA port while the 2nd monitor is connected via VGA to HDMI connector to the HDMI ...
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How can I fix "no signal" issue with a VGA output on Ubuntu 20.04?
I'm using an HP EliteBook running Ubuntu 20.04. The laptop has a Display output on one side and a VGA output on the other side.
I am trying to set up a 3 monitors display. When I connect my two extra ...
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How does VGA work with resolutions higher than the maximum resolution?
A quick Google search reveals that the maximum resolution for VGA is 640x480. However, I'm currently using VGA at a resolution of 1366x768 and it's working fine.
How does this not malfunction?
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Is there any difference between male VGA connector with blue or black inside?
I found two VGA male-to-male cables. I noticed that the connector in one cable has blue color in the background of pins while the other one has black background as shown:
Is there any difference in ...
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How to disable the main GPU of a laptop using Manjaro linux GRUB command line?
I have a sony Vaio VPCEB46FA and the ATI GPU got fried because of overload (it doesnt work anymore) so I wanted to disable it and run on the Intel GPU.
I Have Manjaro OS which is an Arch linux based ...
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Blurry display with HDMI-to-VGA adapter
I have an older LCD monitor (Eizo FlexScan L568) with two inputs: one DVI input and one VGA input. I have previously used the VGA input with my work computer which had a VGA port. I have had no issues ...
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VGA mode functionality in Windows 10
Basically why use VGA mode when you can use Windows 10 Safe mode, with the option of enabling networking? The only difference between Safe Mode and VGA ("enable low resolution") Mode as far ...
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Would it be possible to use old VGA wiring in the walls of our home to carry USB data?
We have an old VGA cable built into our wall. It isn't used any more. But now I need a USB cable, but it is too much effort to build it into the wall. I got an idea to make two reductions USB to VGA, ...
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USB-C to HDMI/VGA DisplayPort doesn't extend display
I just bought a USB-C to HDMI and VGA adapter. This one
But I have surprised that the HDMI and VGA are detected as only one screen, the HDMI and VGA are mirrored, So I cannot use my laptop with 3 ...
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White lines during boot before Windows boot manager
Sometimes, when I turn on my laptop, it shows some white lines that disappear inmediatly
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Lines are practically inappreciable
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It happens randomly and white lines are showed the instant the ...
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No video output from VGA card?
My test machine (a Dell Optiplex 380 mini-tower, Win7) has stopped producing VGA output from the intergrated, on-board video adapter. The monitor always shows warning message "No signal".
I'...
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What should I do if I have 1 hdmi port in my gpu?
I bought a second monitor for my PC. While trying to connect it to my PC, I saw that my GPU only has x1 HDMI port, x1 DP and x1 DVI.
My first monitor is connected via the HDMI port so I only have the ...
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VGA to HDMI conversion
I've been trying to help an ailing friend get an old T61 laptop (runs W10 on SSD good enough for web browsing) connected to a Panasonic TH-58PX68U large screen TV (c. 2008) via laptop VGA port thru an ...
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VGA monitor panel "twitches" between normal and slightly yellow on MacBook but works perfectly on Windows laptop
I have a cheap Lenovo 1920x1080 flat planel VGA display, a 7-year old HP ProBook and a new M1 MacBook Air.
When I connect the monitor to the PC laptop it just works perfectly.
When I connect the ...
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Can you switch BIOS to HDMI without a screen?
I'm rebuilding an old PC and the BIOS was reset to factory settings so now it's trying to connect to a VGA monitor instead of a HDMI monitor. The problem is that the HDMI monitor is the only monitor I ...
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Is it safe to unplug an extra monitor from a laptop without turning off the monitor?
I have an extra monitor which is connected to my MacBook Pro 13 2020 using a USB-C to VGA convertor. Is it safe to unplug the extra screen without turning off the monitor? Because when I plugged in ...
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Can I connect 2 VGA monitors to a surface laptop 2?
I have 2 VGA monitors that I want to connect to my surface laptop 2. I would like to be able to extend, not just mirror, the screens so that I have different things on each monitor. I have 2 VGA to ...
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What cable do I buy for my 2nd monitor?
Windows pc user here
I have a gtx 1050 ti graphics card and as of right now there's 1 hdmi monitor connected to it.
I received a free 2nd screen from my uncle i'd like to use but it's VGA.
My graphics ...
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HDMI port working with select devices after accident
I have an ASUS GL752VW ROG laptop.
I use a VGA monitor with my HDMI port through an HDMI to VGA converter.
The laptop is exhibiting extremely strange HDMI behavior after it fell by accident yesterday. ...
