Monitor connector types

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Hi

I have a -


"_ _ _ _ - to - 2 times DVI" adaptor cable for my new quad graphics card setup. Two adaptors enabling me to connect 4 monitors to 2 ports on the graphics card.

It was sold under the description SVGA to DVI. But it is not VGA/SVGA :mad:.

It is something - to 2 times DVI on the end.

The something has 4 columns of 15 pins, 60 in total. See the Male section on the image below. What technical name is given for this connector type?

Matrox display cable
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Thanks a lot.
 
M looks like DVI and F looks like VGA to me. What bit doesn't connect?
 
M looks like DVI and F looks like VGA to me. What bit doesn't connect?

Yes, the F picture is VGA. But i do not have this on my cables.

On the double end of my cables i have2 DVI-D connectors -

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The single graphics card end of the cable adaptor is the 60 pin M connector as shown -

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I just need a technical name for it!
 
These Matrox cards are a bit of a minefield when it comes to cables.

Do you have monitors with DVI and DSUB (VGA) or just DSUB ?

I believe that the end of the splitter cable that plugs into the card has something called a DMS-59 or DMS-60 plug. The Nvidia cards (eg NVS280) also use a DMS-59 on their splitter cables BUT the pinouts are different and don't work with Matrox cards.

If your monitors have DVI-D inputs then the cables you have MAY work. Otherwise you will need to get the right Matrox cables for VGA. You can buy these direct from Matrox. It is a real PITA.

PS I have a couple of these 4 port Matrox MMS cards and don't use them - NVidia are better.
 
These Matrox cards are a bit of a minefield when it comes to cables.

Do you have monitors with DVI and DSUB (VGA) or just DSUB ?

I believe that the end of the splitter cable that plugs into the card has something called a DMS-59 or DMS-60 plug. The Nvidia cards (eg NVS280) also use a DMS-59 on their splitter cables BUT the pinouts are different and don't work with Matrox cards.

If your monitors have DVI-D inputs then the cables you have MAY work. Otherwise you will need to get the right Matrox cables for VGA. You can buy these direct from Matrox. It is a real PITA.

PS I have a couple of these 4 port Matrox MMS cards and don't use them - NVidia are better.

Thanks

i think you're right -
DMS-60 to Dual VGA Video Breakout Cable 887-6674-00
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This is the cable i require - DMS-60 to VGA.

Unfortunately i have been sent - DMS-60 TO DVI-D.
 
I need 4 of these - DVI-I Male to SVGA Female Adapter. £2.50 each on ebay.

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At least you know what you need now. Although could you not return what you have and get the proper ones?

You have my sympathies - even though I know what I'm doing with computers I have always struggled with getting the wrong leads to connect stuff up.
 
They won't let me, they say the pictures in the advert clearly showed the DVI plugs on the end of the splitter cable, & their wording did not say that the plug on the other end of the cable/graphics card was a VGA. So its my oversight....
 
I need 4 of these - DVI-I Male to SVGA Female Adapter. £2.50 each on ebay.

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I think you will find that the Matrox DVI leads are DVI-D (not DVI-I). You need DVI-I for these so-called DVI to VGA converters to work. DVI-I actually has wires carrying the VGA signals to otherwise unused pins on the the DVI-I plug from the card. The "I" bit stands for something like "integrated". In DVI-D the "D" bit stands for "digital" (ie digital only" and no VGA signal from the card). You need to check the DVI leads that you have.

As I said above, this stuff is a real pain.
 
They won't let me, they say the pictures in the advert clearly showed the DVI plugs on the end of the splitter cable, & their wording did not say that the plug on the other end of the cable/graphics card was a VGA. So its my oversight....

Who the hell were you buying from?

Have you bought em all yet? Think I might have a few spare, know I had to find one to connect my laptop to one of the projectors the other day, can post em to you if I find them.
 
I think you will find that the Matrox DVI leads are DVI-D (not DVI-I). You need DVI-I for these so-called DVI to VGA converters to work. DVI-I actually has wires carrying the VGA signals to otherwise unused pins on the the DVI-I plug from the card. The "I" bit stands for something like "integrated". In DVI-D the "D" bit stands for "digital" (ie digital only" and no VGA signal from the card). You need to check the DVI leads that you have.

As I said above, this stuff is a real pain.

The leads in question are not matrox, they are Appian, if that makes any difference.

I have bought some of these. Not sure now if they are the right ones.....
DVI-I M to VGA Monitor F Converter Adaptor 15pin SVGA on eBay, also, Monitor Cables, DVI, SVGA, BNC, Cables Connectors, Computing (end time 05-Dec-08 23:33:00 GMT)

This adapter allows you to connect a SVGA monitor to either a DVI I or a DVI A graphics port.

Ideal for XBOX 360 owners who want to use their VGA lead on a DVI Monitor or Plasma / LCD TV.

Also connects VGA Monitor cable to DVI graphics card
 
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The DVI-I (M) - SVGA (F) were the right adapters. The radeon 7000 card is now working.:clap:

It was a bit of a buggar to install though....Had it working, then for a stupid reason removed the ati radeon software, as i thought it was unneccessary as xp had recognised the card after i installed it.

It then would not work. I had to prat about trying various things. What i had to do was reinstall the ati software and disable my onboard graphics. I was then able to get the card working again. 2.5 hours down the pan but nevermind.......:rolleyes:
 
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