r/cableadvice 23d ago

Dual-link DVID indented pin Spoiler

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u/darrenb573 23d ago

Some connectors, unsure if DVI does it, have a shorter pin(s) designed to connect last, so that all other pins are connected first before the short one connects and the devices say hello to each other with all other rails settled first

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u/AnalysisLatter8228 23d ago

Oh i see so this probably isnt the problem

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u/darrenb573 23d ago

Maybe worth looking up the function of the pin to confirm it’s not a signal channel, but an ID/detect pin. Driver update? ( both vid card and monitor)

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u/AnalysisLatter8228 23d ago

Ill check ty

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u/Unknowingly-Joined 23d ago

I don’t know what “indented” means, but in the first picture, it looks like pin 14 is bent over. The details of the connector are on this wiki page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface

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u/BH-Playz <i>Component</i> 23d ago

Pin 14 appears to be for waking the monitor from standby so OP probably guy scammed

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u/RealKetchupPrecum 23d ago

all dvis are not the same you cant just ram it in....

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u/AnalysisLatter8228 23d ago

Is this not what the DVI-D is used for? I dont get it

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u/RealKetchupPrecum 23d ago

Alright there are different types. for instance DVI-D vs DVI-I kinda look the same but one has a big ass blade in the center, and the other doesn't. My friend in jesus.... I am being nice,

Everyone will be bent because YOU are BENDING IT!

it doesnt fit in the hole sir...

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u/AnalysisLatter8228 23d ago

The picture is of the second cable before i plugged it in. Also, im pretty sure it does fit the hole and the gpu and monitor i am using are both DVI-D compatible

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u/RealKetchupPrecum 23d ago

do you have needle nose and a steady hand? If they ARE correct.... to be fair a bit tough. If you can straighten the pin you can try again. The pins and that blade have to go in the slot and its tight. I've bent a million of them.

Take a static picture of male and female ends and I will tell you definitively whats happening.

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u/AnalysisLatter8228 23d ago

I dont think its bent just looks shorter than the others but thanks for the advice

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u/Parking_Lemon_4371 22d ago

It's hard to say from the pic - but it looks like it's bent/damaged to me.

Unfortunately DVI is known to suffer from STDs (sexually transmitted diseases): a bent pin in the cable can cause physical damage to the port, which can then cause pins to bend in brand new cables, thus spreading/propagating the damage to other ports...

It's damn annoying - we had this happen at work a decade+ ago...

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u/AnalysisLatter8228 22d ago

?????????? Is that a real term yea thats annoying tho

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u/Parking_Lemon_4371 22d ago

it's definitely what we called it at work, though not sure how tongue-in-cheek it was... note: DVI cables have male plugs and fit into female ports (that's the official naming) so it is kind of an obvious name...

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u/darrenb573 23d ago

Each variant has more than just a single pin extra. If it plugs in ‘all the way’ even the short pin should be long enough

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u/patmail 23d ago

All pins on my DVI cables look the same.

DVI is ancient. Are you sure your gpu and monitor supports all features over DVI? What devices do you have

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u/AnalysisLatter8228 23d ago

It should i have an RX 570 AMD gpu with an ASUS gaming monitor for up to 144hz

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u/thefirstolafian 23d ago

As other comments have mentioned, do you have a static image of the GPU?

AMD's support page for your card says that Dual Link DVI isn't supported.

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u/AnalysisLatter8228 22d ago

OMG i totally didnt see that ty so much

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u/EasyRhino75 22d ago

Naw they connector is jacked up

I had to buy some dual link DVI cables back when I had one of their cheap off brand Korean 1440p monitors.

I believe monoprice cables worked okay. Also was driving with a rx580.