[PLUG] Dell Optiplex 745 video

Michael Barnes barnmichael at gmail.com
Thu Nov 26 18:48:33 UTC 2020


On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 12:43 AM Neal <nsedell at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you/re anywhere near Vancouver I've got a DMS-59 to dual DVI cable P/N
> H9361 and a DMS-59 to dual VGA cable you can have.
>
> Regards,
> Neal
>
> On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 8:10 PM Michael Barnes <barnmichael at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I have a Dell Optiplex 745 computer I need to get into service for a
> > special project. It has a dual DVI video card in it right now, however, I
> > do not have a splitter cable to bring it out to single DVI connections. I
> > really only need a VGA output for my application and would have to use a
> > DVI>VGA adapter anyhow. I cannot seem to get anything out of the onboard
> > VGA jack. I tried just removing the video card, but that doesn't do it.
> > I need to either
> > 1. Enable the VGA jack on the motherboard
> > 2. Find a splitter cable (Dell H9361 DMS-59 to Dual DVI Y-Splitter Cable)
> > 3. Find a replacement video card that will fit this beast with either a
> > single DVI or VGA output
> >
> > The hard part is I am trying to get this thing working by this weekend.
> >
> > Thanks for any ideas or help.
> >
> > Michael
> > _____________
>

Never mind. Turns out power supply is FUBAR. Scrapping this project for now.

Michael



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