xp not recognizing DVI monitor

[Dr Bob in Dallas]

Need some help - On the most recent system I put together I use an XFX
GF6600 DDR PCI-E board hooked to a Dell 2005FPW LCD monitor using a
standard VGA cable. Installed windows XP, video board driver,
motherboard nvidia drivers, and such - it all works just fine.

However, when I then I try to switch from VGA to the DVI ports (the XFX
board has both VGA and DVI-I outputs and the Dell monitor has VGA and
DVI-D inputs), the screen goes blank after Windows starts to load. Yes,
you have to select the monitor to now work on the DVI input, but there
seems to be nothing there when XP is running. In other words, using the
DVI ports, the boot pages and entry screen are fine but then as boot up
proceeds the screen goes blank and the monitor seems to be saying it has
no input on the DVI port. I thought it might be a DVI-D versus DVI-I
cabling issue but then the boot screen and initial load screens are
fine. What am I missing here?
Thanks!

 

[Michael Hawes]

Need some help - On the most recent system I put together I use an XFX
GF6600 DDR PCI-E board hooked to a Dell 2005FPW LCD monitor using a
standard VGA cable. Installed windows XP, video board driver,
motherboard nvidia drivers, and such - it all works just fine.

However, when I then I try to switch from VGA to the DVI ports (the XFX
board has both VGA and DVI-I outputs and the Dell monitor has VGA and
DVI-D inputs), the screen goes blank after Windows starts to load. Yes,
you have to select the monitor to now work on the DVI input, but there
seems to be nothing there when XP is running. In other words, using the
DVI ports, the boot pages and entry screen are fine but then as boot up
proceeds the screen goes blank and the monitor seems to be saying it has
no input on the DVI port. I thought it might be a DVI-D versus DVI-I
cabling issue but then the boot screen and initial load screens are
fine. What am I missing here?
Thanks!

Video card is twin output. With monitor on VGA, go to Display properties
and set output to clone or equivalent. This sets both outputs to the same
and yoy can then power off the monitor, change cable and power up again.

Mike.

 

[Dr Bob in Dallas]

Hi Michael and thanks for the reply.

Yes, via the Matrox G550 board that I have on another system, the driver
provides for the option to set up a clone. However, the XFX drivers on
the XP system that I am now setting up do not seem to provide such a
capability; neither does the the Dell display driver.
"Display/Settings/Advanced" just does not yield anything that relates to
dual head or clone.
Any other thoughts?
Thanks. Bob L.

 

[Cari]

Check www.nvidia.com for updated drivers.

 

[Dr Bob in Dallas]

Thanks for the link. I will do that. XFX gad nothing to offer.

 

[JAD]

Need some help - On the most recent system I put together I use an XFX
GF6600 DDR PCI-E board hooked to a Dell 2005FPW LCD monitor using a
standard VGA cable. Installed windows XP, video board driver,
motherboard nvidia drivers, and such - it all works just fine.

However, when I then I try to switch from VGA to the DVI ports (the XFX
board has both VGA and DVI-I outputs and the Dell monitor has VGA and
DVI-D inputs),

what adapter are you using?



the screen goes blank after Windows starts to load. Yes,