HELP!! Dell 1905FP and eVGA 6600gt pci-e

[jjmIII]

Hi Anandtech'rs

I got a new Dell 1905fp LCD today.
I can get the VGA to work fine, but not the DVI plug in....

HELP....is there a setting I'm missing in the video card or bios settings??
I have an eVGA 6600gt pci-e. It has DVI and so does the monitor. I can only get the VGA hook-up to work??

I tried the dvi/vga button on the monitor, and it displays "DVI mode" then goes blank??

Any help appreciated....first pci-e/lcd/dvi setup!
Thanks ~Jim

 

[Patt]

I had a problem with my 2005FPW & the DVI port. Try plugging into the DVI and rebooting that way. That solved my issue. It just didn't like the hot-swap. Not sure if this is normal or what. Give it a go and let us know.

 

[jjmIII]

OK, you want me too....

Shut down
plug in DVI
restart

Tried that and no go.
Please list any steps in detail, and THANKS for trhe reply.

~ Jim

EDIT even VGA, this thing is BEAUTIFUL !!!! must get DVI...

 

[Rage187]

try hooking it up via vga, and boot it up.

Swap to DVI, then reboot.

Make sure you remove the Dsub once you swap.

 

[kyparrish]

make sure you have the correct resolution set before you reboot with DVI

 

[AsianriceX]

You don't have both VGA and DVI hooked up at the same time do you? I know stupid question, but just to cover all bases. You should only have one hooked up at a time to one video card, never both to the same card.

If anything, with just DVI hooked up, it should auto-detect that on power up, there aren't any special settings I've seen.