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Title: where can i buy dummy dvi plug? Post by: newguy05 on June 24, 2011, 11:37:40 PM silly me, of all the stuff i remembered to get i forgot about the dvi dummy plug. Does anyone know where i can buy them? cant seem to find any online, are they called by a different name? thanks
Title: Re: where can i buy dummy dvi plug? Post by: Reno on June 24, 2011, 11:42:56 PM build them! google > vga dummy plug :)
just some real cheap 68/75ohm resistors needed Title: Re: where can i buy dummy dvi plug? Post by: enmaku on June 24, 2011, 11:45:19 PM build them! google > vga dummy plug :) just some real cheap 68/75ohm resistors needed Yep, every radio shack in the U.S. sells 5-packs of 68 ohm resistors for 99 cents, which is two more than you need. Simple guide: http://www.overclock.net/folding-home-guides-tutorials/384733-30-second-dummy-plug.html There's another method that works with only one resistor but it requires you stick the resistor directly in the DVI connector itself, which I wasn't really comfortable with... Title: Re: where can i buy dummy dvi plug? Post by: teflone on June 24, 2011, 11:56:31 PM better yet, do the one 75 ohm resistor in the DVI port dummy plug trick.. less resistors ! :D
http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=11 Title: Re: where can i buy dummy dvi plug? Post by: padrino on June 25, 2011, 01:13:53 AM better yet, do the one 75 ohm resistor in the DVI port dummy plug trick.. less resistors ! :D http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=11 I did it to all of my cards when I was running Windows, single resistor directly into DVI and some with single into DVI to mini displayport for eyefinity cards. Title: Re: where can i buy dummy dvi plug? Post by: newguy05 on June 25, 2011, 02:52:10 AM ah i was hoping to be lazy and just buy a few from amazon, looks like have to build them myself. Now what is this radio shack thing you guys are talking about, is that some kind of extinct dinosaur ;D
Title: Re: where can i buy dummy dvi plug? Post by: Pipesnake on June 25, 2011, 05:01:13 AM If you have a DVI>VGA adapter try using that before buying resistors. Have 2 rigs running 5970s with 1 adapter in each and no resistors.
Title: Re: where can i buy dummy dvi plug? Post by: Nilarium on June 25, 2011, 05:08:33 AM i use only 1 resistor in vga, in "1 and 6 " and it works
but as i know it works not on every card with 1 resistor Title: Re: where can i buy dummy dvi plug? Post by: fxgmblr on June 25, 2011, 08:37:50 PM just install linux
Title: Re: where can i buy dummy dvi plug? Post by: Meatball on June 27, 2011, 02:38:33 AM Yeah, if you bought a card and it came with a DVI to VGA plug, a simple trip to Radio shack and $1 pack of 50-100 Ohm resistors will let you build one yourself in no time.
Title: Re: where can i buy dummy dvi plug? Post by: newguy05 on June 27, 2011, 04:35:12 AM thanks guys i got this sorted.
FYI probably just me being dense, but for anyone looking to do this you have to be VERY careful to make sure the resistors dont touch each other, i wasted half a day this weekend trying to figure out what is wrong with my computer when in fact it was because the adapter was shorted. Everything was working, then i moved my computer a little and it all stopped working, drove me nuts. Turns out when i moved the computer the adapter had a little bump and that caused the pin to touch each other and shorted it out. Title: Re: where can i buy dummy dvi plug? Post by: PulsedMedia on June 27, 2011, 10:57:01 AM I can sell you some at 0.3BTC(3.6€)/ea. for quantities over 10. For less 0.38BTC(4.56€) each. I got 20 in stock, more coming in several weeks. Includes shipping.
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