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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: 70decilon on September 23, 2010, 02:05:34 am

Title: GA-890GPA-UD3H: no DVI output
Post by: 70decilon on September 23, 2010, 02:05:34 am

New system...at first power on, I thought was no POST, so I rechecked everything, finally including a different monitor, this time attached to d-sub rather than dvi.  Everything then worked, installed Win7, drivers, etc.

HOWEVER, when I change back to my good monitor on the DVI port I see nothing (i.e. the initial problem).  I have done a "battery out" CMOS reset and reloaded optimized defaults.  Didn't fix. Didn't think I should have to, but I also changed the "IGX configuration Onboard VGA output connect" from "Auto" to "D-SUB/DVI" and changed "Init Dispaly First" from "PCI Slot" to "OnChipVGA".  Still no DVI output.

If I hook both monitors up, Windows only sees the one connected to the d-sub  (as I would expect, since BIOS setup won't output to DVI port)

I hope there's something about the excitement of a new system that's causing me to loose my mind and overlook something.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Title: Re: GA-890GPA-UD3H: no DVI output
Post by: Dark Mantis on September 23, 2010, 10:05:36 am

It's possibly just down to the monitor not being compatible. It doesn't happen very often but I have seen it a few times on the forum.

Title: Re: GA-890GPA-UD3H: no DVI output
Post by: xprezons on September 23, 2010, 01:25:20 pm

Agree with DM. To my knowledge, D-Sub is the least common denominator. I have installed systems over D-Sub and switched later. I had an issue with monitor not being correctly recognised over HDMI (not DVi though) by Fedora. Fedora 13 release fixed that issue and I can now use HDMI during new system installation as well.

Title: Re: GA-890GPA-UD3H: no DVI output
Post by: 70decilon on September 23, 2010, 02:21:53 pm

Thank you for your replies.  I just tried HDMI out to my TV and it works.  To resolve the issue, I'll try to either borrow a different monitor with DVI input and/or buy some kind of adapter if available.  I'll post back only if this doesn't work.  Thanks again, I was becoming overly frustrated.

Title: Re: GA-890GPA-UD3H: no DVI output
Post by: xprezons on September 23, 2010, 04:30:34 pm

If only companies worked to agree to standards and implement them! How often has PnP been more like Plug and Pray rather than Plug and Play?!!  :D

Title: Re: GA-890GPA-UD3H: no DVI output
Post by: absic on September 23, 2010, 04:39:10 pm

Quote from: xprezons on September 23, 2010, 04:30:34 pm

If only companies worked to agree to standards and implement them! How often has PnP been more like Plug and Pray rather than Plug and Play?!!  :D

Ah this is so true.  :P