A Silverstone
Level 1
(13 points)
Q: Can I use the Apple VGA to DVI adapter to connect a PC to a DVI monitor?
Hi
Any idea of the Apple VGA to DVI adapter would work to connect a PC's VGA output to a DVI monitor?
Is it a simple pass through? Or are there drivers needed.
MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
Malcolm J. Rayfield
Level 5
(7,945 points)
That adapter is for connecting a VGA display to a computer's DVI-I port. A DVI-I port has both digital and analog video pins. The adapter passes just the analog video to a VGA connector. It will not work in the reverse direction because a VGA computer does not provide digital video.
There are VGA to DVI converters that will connect a DVI display to a VGA computer.
<http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011401&p_id=8214&se q=1&format=2>
<http://www.aten.com/products/Professional-Audio/Video/Converters/VGA-to-DVI-Conv erter~VC160A.html>
No drivers needed.
