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General Category => Off the Record => Computer Affairs => Topic started by: Monoriu on December 30, 2013, 09:10:00 AM

Title: HDMI
Post by: Monoriu on December 30, 2013, 09:10:00 AM
I just bought an HDMI cable that connects the monitor with the computer video card.  The cable connects to both devices fine.  But when I switch the monitor's input to HDMI, it says "connecting" then "no signal".  I've tried rebooting, disconnecting then reconnecting the cable.  So far nothing works.

Any suggestions?  Do I need to change the settings, or reinstall the drivers?
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: Grey Fox on December 30, 2013, 09:18:51 AM
Have you also unplug the previous cable?
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: Monoriu on December 30, 2013, 09:27:02 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 30, 2013, 09:18:51 AM
Have you also unplug the previous cable?

yes :blush:
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: Tonitrus on December 30, 2013, 10:10:36 AM
Beyond the usual spiel of making sure the graphics card drivers are up to date...is there an input setting on the graphics card software that might need changing?
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: katmai on December 30, 2013, 03:56:26 PM
Mono what cable connection were you using prior?
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: DontSayBanana on December 30, 2013, 06:05:49 PM
If you switched to an external video card, also make sure you've *disabled* the onboard video via BIOS.  Windows computers should auto-detect, but I've repaired a bunch of computers that had trouble caused by an IGP interfering with RAM or the external GPU itself (usually, the culprit is the IGP not releasing the allocated RAM).
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: Monoriu on December 30, 2013, 07:08:57 PM
Quote from: katmai on December 30, 2013, 03:56:26 PM
Mono what cable connection were you using prior?

VGA
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: Monoriu on December 30, 2013, 07:09:52 PM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on December 30, 2013, 06:05:49 PM
If you switched to an external video card, also make sure you've *disabled* the onboard video via BIOS.  Windows computers should auto-detect, but I've repaired a bunch of computers that had trouble caused by an IGP interfering with RAM or the external GPU itself (usually, the culprit is the IGP not releasing the allocated RAM).

Thanks for this.  Will try.
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: Monoriu on December 31, 2013, 05:53:54 AM
Talked to the guy who sold me the cable.  He said that that particular cable brand doesn't really work with my kind of monitors.  He would give me another cable  :glare:
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: Liep on December 31, 2013, 06:27:33 AM
? I thought all HDMI cables were suppose to be the same... digital and all that.
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: Monoriu on December 31, 2013, 07:04:00 AM
Quote from: Liep on December 31, 2013, 06:27:33 AM
? I thought all HDMI cables were suppose to be the same... digital and all that.

Who knows.  The shop said they tested an identical cable with a monitor that shared the same brand as mine.  Didn't work for them either. 
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: Grey Fox on December 31, 2013, 07:42:27 AM
Quote from: Liep on December 31, 2013, 06:27:33 AM
? I thought all HDMI cables were suppose to be the same... digital and all that.

Yes, but sometimes you get handshaking issues.
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: Berkut on December 31, 2013, 10:18:52 AM
China. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: Monoriu on January 02, 2014, 07:47:30 AM
Changed to another HDMI cable.  Doesn't work.  Played around with BIOs settings.  Doesn't work.  I'm going to have to what I really don't want to do, namely, take both the monitor and computer to the shop for testing. 
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: Josquius on January 10, 2014, 10:34:47 AM
Don't you have a dvd player or somesuch about to test the monitor with?
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: LaCroix on January 11, 2014, 01:56:57 PM
i've been having problems with connecting my laptop to a JVC TV. it works fine visually, but the audio cuts out every 5 seconds for 1-2 seconds. i tried another HDMI cord, but the same problem occurred
Title: Re: HDMI
Post by: viper37 on January 12, 2014, 12:29:55 PM
Did it work before?

Wich type of cables are these, HDMI 1.3, 1.4 or 2.0?

Is it a regular signal or a 3D signal?

Not all HDMI cables are the same, but a 1.4 cable from brand X and a 1.4 cable from band Y are the same.  And they either work, or they don't.

I would start by reinstalling your video drivers on your laptop.  Uninstall the current drivers, reboot, let Windows install some drivers if it prompts you too, then re-download the newest drivers and install them.