dvi monitor problems

[Guest]

I'm having trouble getting the dvi connection to work on my hp media center
2004 pc, m380n to work with my hp f2105 monitor I just bought. The analog
connection works ok, but I'd like to take advantage of the dvi. I've found
that the dvi port on the nvidia ge force 5200 card has a dual link dvi-i
connection and the monitor has a single link dvi-d connection. I've tried
updating the driver and changing all the settings, but all i get is a black
screen. The driver is seeing the monitor, but has no picture. I am using the
single link dvi cable that came with the monitor. Is there anything I can do
besides buying a new graphics card with a dvi-d connection or a new monitor
with a dvi-i connection?

 

[Guest]

There are DVI-D and DVI-I cables.

Are you using a DVI-I cable, because that is the connector on the video card?

http://www.datapro.net/techinfo/dvi_info.html

Eric,
PC Buyer Beware!
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/

 

[Guest]

Sorry, the page says: If one or both connections are DVI-D, you need a DVI-D
cable.

Eric,
PC Buyer Beware!
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/

 

[Guest]

I'm using the dvi-d cable that came with the monitor. A dvi-i cable would
have too many pins to plug into the monitor.