VGI Cable

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Hey There                 Just purchased new system. E510. Ultra Sharp Monitor came with a VGI Cable. Never seen or heard of this cable before. What is it? How is it used? Should I use it in conjunction with standard monitor cabe or by itself?   Wayne217

Santos775 · Answer

Are you it isn't a VGA cable?

If you are refering to the VGA technology:
"Many modern LCD-monitors support both the Digital (DVI) standard and the Analog (VGA) signal. If I'm not too wrong, your monitor included a DVI cable and a VGA cable, because older graphics cards don't support DVI. I assume your E510 came with at least a stock ATI Radeon x300, which has one DVI and one VGA connector, and since you have an Ultrasharp monitor, you won't have any use of a VGA cable, as the monitor is connected with the DVI cable".

tigerwolf7 · Answer

Not sure what you mean. A VGA cable *IS* a standard monitor cable. Do you mean it came with both a DVI and a VGA cable? If so, use DVI if your system has a DVI port, otherwise use VGA.

tommyo1954 · Answer

I have a Dimension E-510 also, and I  have the UltraSharp monitor connected via (the white colored) DVI cable.... awesome monitor; I love it... If you do in fact have a DVI port, connect your UltraSharp with the DVI cable because the sharpness / clarity is  so much better than the (blue colored) VGA cable.

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