What DVI Cable do I need ?

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I have this ATI X1800XT. Link (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102698)

The cable I am trying to use is I think ? a DVI-D. It has the wide flat pin that go's like this _ it does not have the cross like this + with the four pins in each corner which I think would be DVI-I .
So if my cable is DVI-D and the NEC LCD I'm am useing has a DVI-D input, why no go ?
I tryed two differant cable's of the same type (DVI-D), since that is all I have, and both did not work.
Do I need a differant type of cable ?
 
A DVI-D is fine. If it isn't working there are a few things you may want to try. You may need to connect your D-Sub cable while you do this.

1. If your monitor has both D-Sub and DVI inputs it may not auto-switch between the inputs, and there may be a button on the monitor to switch between them.

2. Check your driver control utility (CCC, Tray Tools, etc.) and make sure that the DVI port is active.

3. Try reinstalling the drivers with the DVI attached.

NOTE: Newer cards like yours should automatically enabled the DVI port, and you should get video at post. If you get video at post but then it disappears as Windows loads, that is a configuration/driver issue.
 
Maybe your monitor is set to use vga instead of dvi.

Like what the dude said in the post above mine, see if your monitor has a menu on it and see if you can switch inputs, so that you get a picture from the dvi input instead of the vga.

My monitor has 3 monitor inputs, 2 dvi and 1 vga, now if my monitor menu was set for dvi, and i hooked up an old vga monitor cable to the monitor, then i wouldnt get a picture until i changed the input setting via the monitors onboard menu.

basically, check to see if your monitor has a menu button as it surely must have, then check for input menu and see if you can switch between dvi and vga....
 
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