“number of pins! i'm looking at the dvi side of the adapter and there are two pins both above and below the horizontal copper bar [on the left side] and the dvi socket on the back of my computer does not accommodate these pins. Did I order the wrong part, is there a match for my machine?”
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This DVI-VGA adapter is a DVI-A adapter (analog signal only). You can find out more about different kinds of DVI connectors at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface It works with my older MacBook Pro with DVI-port, although I'm assuming the signal is analog only.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Unfortunately, there is more than one DVI socket in existence. there is the DVI-D and the DVI-I. I ran into the same problem with my Laptop. It sounds like your new cable is a DVI-I and the socket on the back of your computer is a DVI-D. Here is the difference: DVI-D only transfers Digital format signals DVI-I will transfer Digital and Analog signals Now that you know what the two sockets are and what they do here are my solutions: One, try to return your DVI-I cable to find a DVI-D cable to VGA cable. Or Try removing the for pins that are above and below the copper bar [on the left side] as they are meant for Analog transmissions and don't matter for hooking up your PC. Not sure if you have single or double DVI(s) so I uploaded both pictures Best of luck!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If it has 2 pins above/below the horizontal bar, it is DVI-I The one with just the bar is DVI-D. The difference is that DVI-I does analog+digital where DVI-D does only digital.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.There are two types of DVI connections in the DVI world DVI-D which does not have the extra pins DVI-I which does have the extra pins the type of output needs to match the video display input signal requirement so the extra pins are there to keep you from plugging in the wrong type of output signal to the wrong type of device input
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.All I can say is it fit into my HP laptom
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