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April 26th, 2007 01:00

Exchanged my 2407, new one has 2 problems...

I had a 2407 Rev 02 with serious banding issues, so I finally broke down and got an exchange which is Rev 04. The new one has 2 issues which the old one didn't have, just wondering what to do. My graphics card is a nVidia 8800GTX, with 2 outputs, capable of running 2 monitors simultaneously. I still have my old 2407 for another day for side by side comparison.
 
  1. I initially only plugged in the DVI from the monitor to the card, and everything worked fine. But when I turn the computer off, the monitor does not go into Power Save Mode...it just says "No DVI Cable" and I have to turn the monitor off manually. If I re-plug in my old 2407, it goes into PowerSave Mode automatically, like it always did.
  2. Then I plugged in the VGA cable, in addition to the DVI cable, which is how I had it set up with my old monitor. Now when I boot it up, the VGA works fine, but I can't get DVI to work at all. If I select the DVI input on the monitor (input 2), it will ONLY go into Power Save mode. If I unplug the DVI cable, I get the "No DVI Cable" message. If I shut down the computer and the monitor, then only plug in the DVI cable, when I reboot the computer, the monitor stays in Powersave mode, even with Windows booted up. But the VGA works fine. When I shut off the computer, the VGA connection goes into PowerSave Mode like it should.

Like I said when I plug in my old Rev 02 monitor, everything works fine like it always did. I tried switching cables. I did notice that one of the pins on the DVI connection on the new monitor is either missing or set back further then the others...not sure if that has something to do with it. I'd like to figure something out before I have to ship my old monitor back to Dell on Friday.

  • FatMaserati

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    Posted April 26th, 2007 05:00

    The rule of thumb that I know is not to have VGA and DVI connected at the same time to the same device.
  • gman757

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    Posted April 26th, 2007 09:00

    Update:
     
    After replugging the DVI cable in several times, I got the new monitor to work on DVI. However, I still have the other problem. When I turn the computer off, the monitor will not go into Power Save mode. Instead it just says "No DVI Cable" and it stays on. This is quite bothersome and I'm wondering if there is anything I can do about it. Does anyone else have a Rev 04 that does this or should I just return this one too?
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    Posted April 26th, 2007 14:00

    I have a rev 04 2407 that keeps enter power save mode - randomly and constantly in and out. I have a geforce 6600 that has been used with dvi for over a year on a samsung 19 inch without issue 
     
    They are sending me another monitor today to try - we'll see what happens
  • gman757

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    Posted April 26th, 2007 18:00

    Update #2:
     
    I unplugged the DVI cable one more time to move the monitor around, and now I can't get it to display on DVI no matter what. It stays in Power Save mode 100% of the time with a DVI cable plugged in. RMAing this one...hopefully the next one is better!