Monitor, No Signal
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| 1 | Hi All, Just a question here regarding hooking up a PC and laptop (For larger screen) to a Monitor, I have a 32" monitor I am trying to use I have tried VGA and HDMI cables (Where possible) on the desktops and Laptops, The screen keeps saying 'No Signal', I have bought a couple of new cables and even tried a smaller monitor that comes up with the same 'No signal", What is going on, What am I doing wrong, Is there an anomoly in the space/time continuim in that room, Really cant figure it out, Thanks mk3zephyr - 2021-08-19 17:31:00 |
| 2 | just plugging it in isnt' necessarily all you need to do. Assuming you're using Win 10: nice_lady - 2021-08-19 17:57:00 |
| 3 | Hmmm... mine works with a VGA cable.. the screen needs it's own power.. m16d - 2021-08-19 18:32:00 |
| 4 | Sorry, Should have said, The OP is Win 7(am going to update to 10 soon) and the monitor is pligged in, and laptop and monitor is running mk3zephyr - 2021-08-19 18:42:00 |
| 5 | Its impossible to tell from your question which of your systems is the problem, the PC or the laptop, or is it both? ronaldo8 - 2021-08-19 18:56:00 |
| 6 | Is the monitor set to the right input? Have you enable multi screen on the PC/Laptop? loud_37 - 2021-08-19 19:14:00 |
| 7 | loud_37 wrote:
Yeah like I said in Post #2 nice_lady - 2021-08-19 19:18:00 |
| 8 | nice_lady wrote:
Correct I was just repeating it. loud_37 - 2021-08-19 19:26:00 |
| 9 | Go into display settings and check if it is showing up there. tygertung - 2021-08-19 19:56:00 |
| 10 | With PCs some motherboards have onboard graphics and if you also have a graphics card you may be connecting the cable to the wrong port on PC. https://www.techadvisor.com/how-to/pc-peripheral/how-connect lythande1 - 2021-08-20 08:20:00 |
| 11 | Might have to enable duel screen in BIOS of desktop. tygertung - 2021-08-20 10:08:00 |
| 12 | loud_37 wrote: mk3zephyr - 2021-08-20 10:31:00 |
| 13 | check in device manager that proper graphics drivers are installed. Pretty sure MS basic display driver won't support multiple monitors king1 - 2021-08-20 11:39:00 |
| 14 | king1 wrote:
Usually pretty plug and play monitors are, have been so for probably 20 years. tygertung - 2021-08-20 13:18:00 |
| 15 | tygertung wrote:
The graphics or display driver is for the display adaptor, the graphics card. Not the monitor. Edited by ronaldo8 at 1:57 pm, Fri 20 Aug ronaldo8 - 2021-08-20 13:55:00 |
| 16 | Still don't know if its just the laptop or the PC or both, no reply. The answer to that question leads to very different possible resolutions of the problem. ronaldo8 - 2021-08-20 13:58:00 |
| 17 | ronaldo8 wrote:
Yes I agree, but usually you can just plug in any monitor and it will just work. It will just use a generic driver if it doesn't have your specific monitor. Probably just need to go into "display settings" or similar and ensure if it is enabled. tygertung - 2021-08-20 14:32:00 |
| 18 | The point is, your reply at #14 is nonsensical in that it has no relevance or bearing on what you were replying to. King1s post is correct, your reply to it is an unrelated irrelevance, noise that only confuses the issue. Edited by ronaldo8 at 3:28 pm, Fri 20 Aug ronaldo8 - 2021-08-20 15:25:00 |
| 19 | ronaldo8 wrote:
So you would dispute that one can typically just plug a monitor into a laptop and it just works, no need to go searching out for drivers. tygertung - 2021-08-20 15:38:00 |
| 20 | tygertung wrote:
Drivers for what? your post was in regard to pnp monitors, the thing you replied to was in regard to graphics adaptors. Would I assume that the laptop has the correct display adaptor driver installed as you seem to be? No, I would not make that spurious assumption. It is frequently the case that the correct driver is NOT automatically installed and the system instead defaults to using the generic MS basic display driver as stated. This is often the case with laptops and their less common mobility chip ID's None of which of course has anything to do with your pnp monitor red herring. Edited by ronaldo8 at 3:50 pm, Fri 20 Aug ronaldo8 - 2021-08-20 15:45:00 |
| 21 | tygertung wrote: Yes, there are certainly scenarios (some older win 7 devices upgraded to 10 for instance) where windows does not find suitable graphics drivers automagically and will utilise inbuilt basic drivers instead. In most cases the user would not really notice any difference until they try gaming or multiple screens etc Edited by king1 at 6:57 pm, Fri 20 Aug king1 - 2021-08-20 18:56:00 |
| 22 | mk3zephyr wrote:
OP - while the others enjoy their sparing, can you clarify please. You mention that you've tried VGA & HDMI. If both the Display, and the Laptop have a VGA port, they will be several years old. You also mention "Desktops", does this mean you have a Laptop and also a Desktop PC? Can you confirm the exact models of the Laptop, the Desktop (if there is one) and the Display? Some Displays may not automatically switch inputs and you may need to specify which port has the incoming signal. If you do indeed have a Desktop PC, is there more than one port you can connect to? - ie, most Desktop PC's have a built-in Display connector, which could be any of VGA, DVI, or HDMI. But if you also have a separate graphics adapter installed, the onboard ports will likely be disabled and you can only use the adapter ports. As you can tell, there are a heap of unknowns here and a bit of terminology confusion so more info definitely required. If you could post photos of the various items and ports to the photoserver it would likely help to make sense of it Edited by cookee_nz at 10:49 pm, Fri 20 Aug cookee_nz - 2021-08-20 22:47:00 |
| 23 | Good luck getting a reply. The usual dump'n'run ronaldo8 - 2021-08-21 15:45:00 |
| 24 | I promise I won't dump'n'run. I start work from home on Monday and have just set up a second monitor to my laptop. At work we run two screens. Everything is working, ........but the monitor has a box with Input Not Support circulating on it. Can it be fixed or should I steal a new monitor from work when go and get my allotted assignment. My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 15 3000, a basic one I grabbed from Noel Leeming (I don't need anything with all the bells and whistles). The monitor is an AOC which has had very little use even though it is probably closer to 10 years old than five. I have used this to connect the monitor to the laptop. https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/1595533308.jpg joanie04 - 2021-08-21 16:50:00 |
| 25 | joanie04 wrote: Does that need a power supply? looks like there is a input socket for one (DC 5V) Edited by king1 at 5:13 pm, Sat 21 Aug king1 - 2021-08-21 17:12:00 |
| 26 | Sorry I should have been more clear. The monitor is up and running with the message running around it. I want the message gone if possible. https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/1595543590.jpg I have a "Harry Potter" office so limited room. joanie04 - 2021-08-21 17:22:00 |
| 27 | Just looked at the spec for that adapter, should be fine. https://en.j5create.com/collections/display-adapters/product Check your monitor switcher key, usually the Fn key in combination with one with a monitor icon Edited by ronaldo8 at 5:41 pm, Sat 21 Aug ronaldo8 - 2021-08-21 17:35:00 |
| 28 | What kind of video outputs does the laptop have? nice_lady - 2021-08-21 17:39:00 |
| 29 | nice_lady wrote:
Its HDMI ronaldo8 - 2021-08-21 17:42:00 |
| 30 | right click desktop, display settings, multiple displays, detect. then set resolution, try a low one like 1280x1024 to start ronaldo8 - 2021-08-21 17:44:00 |
| 31 | ronaldo8 wrote:
It is on extend joanie04 - 2021-08-21 18:46:00 |
| 32 | It seems to be doing what I need it to do other than the annoying message roving around the monitor. I am used to my two monitors side by side may take awhile to get used to the monitor being above the laptop. I just don't really have the room to by side by side. joanie04 - 2021-08-21 18:55:00 |
| 33 | ronaldo8 wrote:
I did a bit of research some time ago to get the correct adapter. Things changed in life and I never went any further. joanie04 - 2021-08-21 18:58:00 |
| 34 | joanie04 wrote:
NO. That 'annoying message' means it's NOT getting a signal from the computer. If you UNplugged it from the computer you'd get the same message. Do you have a power supply for that monitor ? nice_lady - 2021-08-21 19:14:00 |
| 35 | nice_lady wrote:
https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/1595640787.jpg I am using it. It is plugged into the mains and connected to my laptop by this: https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/1595533308.jpg It is doing what I need it to do other than the message being apita. I have dragged over what I need to be on the screen and when I open them they stay there. When I start working from home the monitor will be used to bring up by working papers (mainly excel spreadsheets) to check off against my reports (in our accounting software) before I finalise anything. Edited by joanie04 at 7:30 pm, Sat 21 Aug joanie04 - 2021-08-21 19:24:00 |
| 36 | Is the monitor a tv in disguise . Have my old laptop into the tv through an hdmi lead. TV has to be set to hdmi 1 in my case. Not that i'd know what to do if it decided not to work lol. Once in a while when something went wrong i think i had to tap FN key & whatever the key was that shows external screen, or showed two screens the when that came up i had to pick which one for external--been a while fingers crossed. yz490 - 2021-08-21 19:35:00 |
| 37 | yz490 wrote:
Definitely not a TV. It was purchased to replace one that died that was attached to an old PC that has since gone. Tried to get it to work a few years ago and couldn't. Got the correct lead and didn't go any further. Until now because I need to work from home. joanie04 - 2021-08-21 21:06:00 |
| 38 | As well as experimenting with the screen resolution, you could also try adjusting the refresh rate in the advanced display settings. Ideally you would also look up the specs for this monitor model to confirm supported resolutions and refresh rates... failing that the message box is coming from the monitor itself so you may be able to disable it within its own menu... king1 - 2021-08-21 21:43:00 |
| 39 | Okay I now have no sound. I only have one place I can plug in the monitor, and it actually controls the sound. Not too worried at the moment. Will just disconnect if the daughter sends anymore videos of her biarch bird lol. Our IT guys have to set me up remotely so I can access my work computer and files. And most importantly my timesheet. Edited by joanie04 at 9:59 am, Sun 22 Aug joanie04 - 2021-08-22 09:58:00 |
| 40 | joanie04 wrote: I'll give my tuppence then. Your photo shows the adapter has a DC 5volt USB input - you'll likely have a few suitable cables lying about. I'd plug one in and see what happens. Another of your photos shows the extended monitor displaying something (Explorer, I think), but with a black box saying "No Signal". My opinion on this is that your external monitor is showing TWO inputs (picture-in-picture) at the same time. Make sure you are only using ONE input. This monitor I'm using can take two inputs, but I'm only using HDMI and when I try to use the monitor settings buttons to turn on the second input I can't, the error is "Cannot be used. Available in D-SUB signal only" - ie; the VGA kind of cable. In other words, make sure you're not using both the HDMI and VGA inputs on the monitor, unplug one or the other. gyrogearloose - 2021-08-22 10:42:00 |
| 41 | gyrogearloose wrote:
The monitor is displaying Chrome. It only has two outlets? on the back, one for the power and the other for the cable to the (at the moment) laptop. The end of the cable that goes into the monitor has one of those blue screw in connections. I have another cable that has on the bag HDTV to VGA. Just to confuse things more the white end that is plugged in is VGA not HDMI. joanie04 - 2021-08-22 11:14:00 |
| 42 | joanie04 wrote:
So you're saying the WHITE plug that is plugged into the Laptop is VGA ? It's NOT HDMI ? nice_lady - 2021-08-22 11:44:00 |
| 43 | nice_lady wrote:
My bad I think I have had a senior moment. It probably is HDMI. It looks the same as the end on the HDTV to VGA lead. I crunch numbers the old fashion way and I no longer have a teenager in the house to help me, other than the dog and she spends most of her time sleeping (just like some teenagers). joanie04 - 2021-08-22 12:08:00 |
| 44 | VGA is the same as the BLUE plug. Can you look on the white Box and tell us what model it is ? It'll have some info on it somewhere. nice_lady - 2021-08-22 12:17:00 |
| 45 | It is this https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/1595644016.jpg joanie04 - 2021-08-22 12:25:00 |
| 46 | Its a hdmi to vga adapter, i posted a link to the product page. It is that model. Take your laptop off extend. Extend tries to match resolution. That may not be possible. ronaldo8 - 2021-08-22 12:35:00 |
| 47 | The measure actually means it not getting a signal it can lock to, either from absence or wrong type of signal. Not necessarily no signal at all. Edited by ronaldo8 at 12:40 pm, Sun 22 Aug ronaldo8 - 2021-08-22 12:39:00 |
| 48 | joanie04 wrote:
Yes i saw that pic and the device will/should have other info on it. A small sticker/writing/a panel whatever with other info. It should have "Model: JDA213" on it somewhere. Anyway ronaldo8 seems to have indentified it. I give up. nice_lady - 2021-08-22 12:42:00 |
| 49 | ronaldo8 wrote:
What should if be on then. I need to go and weed eat since it is too windy to spray. Place is getting overgrown in some areas. Edited by joanie04 at 12:53 pm, Sun 22 Aug joanie04 - 2021-08-22 12:51:00 |
| 50 | Hmmm thinking, extend IS what you need. Have a look at this https://www.windowscentral.com/how-connect-and-set-multiple- How to rearrange multiple displays on Windows 10: If you don't see the image of the two displays, scroll down and find the "Detect" button at the bottom of the "Display" window. Edited by ronaldo8 at 1:13 pm, Sun 22 Aug ronaldo8 - 2021-08-22 13:04:00 |
