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DVI-D DL in Monitor and DVI DL in Graphic card are different!

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dinu630 Original post #1
Jun 28, 2013 at 9:23 PM
DVI-D DL in Monitor and DVI DL in Graphic card are different! Please help. I have Samsung 2233SW and XFX Radeon HD6670 ZWF4. The Graphic card has 4 holes but my monitor has only one long dash and not four holes! But both are DVI-D DL. Please help. Will an ordinary DVI-D male cable work?
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whitestar_999 #2
Jun 28, 2013 at 9:35 PM
there are different types of DVI.your monitor has DVI-D while your graphics card has DVI-I.DVI-I is required if you want to connect an analogue/monitor with VGA port only using a DVI-VGA adapter cable which only works with DVI-I & not with DVI-D.since you don't have such issue a simple DVI cable will work.
*forums.lenovo.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/13611i85823D50731521FC/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&px=-1
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dinu630 #3
Jun 28, 2013 at 10:01 PM
No sir I have a standard DVI-D Dual link on my monitor but I have a DVI-D Dual Link which looks exactly like DVI-I Dual Link on my graphic card!
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whitestar_999 #4
Jun 28, 2013 at 10:38 PM
how can two different interfaces look same?just compare them with the image posted above.DVI-D does not have 4 holes surrounding the long dash.anyway what does it matter as i already told you it is important only if you are using a VGA-DVI converter/adapter cable.in your case simply use normal DVI cable.
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dinu630 #5
Jun 28, 2013 at 10:46 PM
whitestar_999 said:
how can two different interfaces look same?just compare them with the image posted above.DVI-D does not have 4 holes surrounding the long dash.anyway what does it matter as i already told you it is important only if you are using a VGA-DVI converter/adapter cable.in your case simply use normal DVI cable.
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No it is true. I have never seen this kind before and believe me broda it exists.I'll buy the standard Male DL DVI-D cable and try.