Cant see bios using dvi

[Remero 5]

I am having problems getting into the bios using a DVI cable. I can get into the bios when using VGA. Was wondering if anyone else has had this problem or knows a work around.

thanks.

 

[Captante]

You arn't the first person I've heard report this issue, however I'm not aware of any fix at the moment ... tried Google?

 

[Remero 5]

Yes I have but not much came up that really gave any solution.

 

[Captante]

It looks like a guy who had the same problem with his X1800XL was able to connect both the VGA & DVI cable at the same time as a workaround... sounds like it could be risky for the moniter though!

Do you have another DVI cable you could try?

 

[Captante]

What model LCD do you have?
I ask because it appears that many models won't display the BIOS using DVD-D, but if you can force DVI-A (analog) it might work.

The problem could also be the video card BIOS too ... what kind of video card are you using?

 

[Captante]

After a little reading, it appears that there are actually 3 types of DVI cables... DVI-A (analog only), DVD-D (digital only) & DVD-I (carries parts of both I think?) .. in any case it seems that some LCD/video card combo's require either DVI-A or I to display the BIOS, but I think the workaround for you is to connect both VGA & DVI cables together & just switch inputs when you need to access the BIOS... either that or try to scare up a DVI-I cable.

 

[Remero 5]

I currently have a Syntax Olevia 27" and a radeon X300 SE



Btw I tried using both cables at the same time without any luck

Thanks

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: Remero 5
Yes I have but not much came up that really gave any solution.

Looks like I was right, but heres some information to help you figure out which type of cable you have:

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

Good luck!

 

[Remero 5]

Wow I had no idea that there was three different types of DVI cable I will look around and see if I can find a DVI-I cable somewere at a decent price.

Thanks for taking the time to help me

 

[Captante]

Hope it helps ... the only potential bad news is that the DVI input may simply not support the 640x400 (or similar) resolution your BIOS displays at, so worst case you could end up having to swap cables to access the BIOS settings... you could also keep an eye out for an inexpensive switchbox but that might be more trouble then its worth.