Dell 2005FPW Frustration

[TheGizmo]

I have an ATI 9800 Pro and I just got my 2005FPW in the mail today. Well I'm trying to hook it up using the DVI port on my computer (prior to this I was using the VGA port). I tried shutting the PC down disconnecting the VGA, and connecting the DVI but I don't get anything on the screen. If I plug in the VGA I get the bios and it goes to windows, etc. I used this DVI port to connect to a projector about a month ago and it worked.

Why doesn't my DVI port work?

UPDATE/Cliffs

2005fpw doesnt work in dvi mode but works in vga (no bios post or anything in dvi)
made sure i was selecting dvi-d on the monitor (2nd input)
tried connecting dvi cable box (comcast) and got an error saying it can't handle HDCP mode
tried two DVI-D cables

gonna buy a video card from best buy tomorrow so I can test this a bit more... but otherwise anyone have any suggestions? Thanks much for your help.

 

[pulsedrive]

I take it you made sure that the DVI input was selected on the monitor yes?

 

[TheGizmo]

Originally posted by: pulsedrive
I take it you made sure that the DVI input was selected on the monitor yes?

Yep made sure of that. Thanks though.

 

[pulsedrive]

Yeah, then I got nothing. You are using the DVI cable that came with the Monitor yes? Because I have seen weird cases where that would cause a problem. Do you have another computer to check the monitor with to narrow it down to monitor or video card problem.

 

[TheGizmo]

Originally posted by: pulsedrive
Yeah, then I got nothing. You are using the DVI cable that came with the Monitor yes? Because I have seen weird cases where that would cause a problem. Do you have another computer to check the monitor with to narrow it down to monitor or video card problem.

Hm.. this would indeed be strange, but I am using a different DVI-D cable.. I'll try the Dell cable real quick though for kicks. Unfortunately I don't have access to another computer w/ DVI right now.. thought I do have a cable box with DVI out that I've never used before... better not to play with that headache right now I'll try the other cable now.

 

[TheGizmo]

Alright so I tried the other cable.. same deal with that one. Also tried plugging in that cable box and the on screen display said: "2. DVI-D Cannot Display this Mode" I'm guessing it doesnt support the cable box.


I read something about performing a self-test on the monitor so I'll do that when I figure out how to.

 

[pulsedrive]

Yeah the cable box isn't going to display because it will be HDCP protected. But that indicates to me that you don't have a bad monitor, since it displayed a message saying it can't display HDCP protected content. So I would guess the problem is with your DVI on the card. But again, without testing it on something else there is no way to know for sure.

 

[jamesbond007]

You can send the monitor to me and I'll promise I'll keep it no longer than 2-3 weeks for 'testing' (and drooling) purposes only.

pulsedrive pretty much walked you through everything I can think of. Without something else to check your videocard/cables against, you're in a pickle.

Best of luck!

 

[TheGizmo]

Thanks for the pointers pulsedrive.

Haven't gotten it to work yet I'm gonna go out on a limb and blame my video card for now I guess.... but even so why can't I get 1680x1050 to show properly in VGA mode :-/

 

[moonboy403]

not offense

but regarding the green light on the monitor which denotes the number

is it at 2?

you gotta manually switch it to 2 with the first button on the panel

 

[TheGizmo]

Originally posted by: moonboy403
not offense

but regarding the green light on the monitor which denotes the number

is it at 2?

you gotta manually switch it to 2 with the first button on the panel

no offense taken, but yes i used that button to switch it to dvi-d

 

[moonboy403]

try checking "reduce DVI frequency" on the ati control panel

 

[TheGizmo]

Originally posted by: moonboy403
try checking "reduce DVI frequency" on the ati control panel

I gave this a shot no luck... Unfortunately, I don't believe that its a windows issue, wish I had another DVI device so I could test against it. Gonna go to best buy and get a video card tomorrow to see if its my card's DVI port (but I did use this DVI port with a projector a month or so ago and it worked flawlessly)