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Displayport to hdmi cable not working on monitor.
Nvidia s similar g sync technology however does not always work over hdmi on many monitors it s displayport only.
I would suggest you to run hardware and devices troubleshooter and see if that helps.
C click on troubleshooting tab.
Also if you are connecting your laptop to your monitor via hdmi cable it might get detected easier by hooking it up first and then booting into windows 10.
Connecting with displayport displayport looks similar to hdmi but is a.
The hdmi specification does not support the displayport lvds signal type and if the hdmi tmds is plugged into a dp monitor it will not work.
For the record the display port signal is not compatible with hdmi.
The displayport receptacle on a monitor or display will only accept the lvds 3 3v displayport signal type.
Another thing you can try is looking for the fn key and f10 keys.
Press the fn key and then the f10 this is supposed to make windows use the external monitor.
Link for the cable being used pasted below.
I bought a passive adapter cable and it worked.
Displayport to hdmi adapter does not work jump to solution the cable i bought is a black standard displayport dp to hdmi 1 4 adapter with audio support 3d for ati my monitor is a dell p2210 my idea was to connect my playstation 4 slim pro to the monitor.
I mentioned this in an earlier video and said that i got lucky.
Computer is a dell precision 5510.
Your interest in windows 10 is much appreciated.
Displayport to hdmi adapter does not work i know that computer dp out to monitor hdmi in should work but when i plug the displayport into pc and the hdmi into my monitor i get no signal.
Not sure where to even start but the connection is not being detected by the computer or the monitor.
This is a one way adapter from a displayport output on a computer to a hdmi display monitor television or projector it will not work from a hdmi output on the computer to convert to a displayport monitor.
Hi calvin welcome to microsoft community.
If your cable is bad or you just need an adapter because for some reason a straight cable won t work spending 20 on the adapter is a lot cheaper than new graphics card.
There are 2 displayport and 1 vga ports on the computer and 1 vga and 1 hdmi on the monitor.
I just installed my gtx 970 card a week ago and i had plenty of hdmi cables so that is why i went with the adapter instead of buying a new display port to hdmi cable.
B write troubleshooting in the search box right up corner and hit enter.
If the displayport output is a dual mode displayport then it has the ability to recognize and adjust the signal to hdmi when a passive adapter cable is connected.