The look of display interfaces are shown as follows. Only one of the display interfaces needs to be connected. If the monitor has extra video cables, you can keep them as spares.

Note: The DVI interface can be divided into two types: namely DVI-D interface and DVI-I interface also shown in the picture, please pay attention to the distinction before buying the connection cable.

Mismatched interfaces on both the desktop and the monitor will result in the failure of connection. In this case, you’ll need an conversion cable adapter to change the interface type, please choose a premium quality conversion cable adapter from big brand since the poor quality cable may cause the monitor unable to display properly. The picture of adapter cables are as follows:

The VGA to DVI adaptor on the left side of the picture is not suitable, however the VGA to HDMI adaptor on the right side of the picture guarantees stable operation.

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To connect a desktop (PC) computer to an external monitor, you need to follow these steps:

Introduction to commonly used display output interfaces
1, the desktop computer is divided into desktop with integrated graphics and desktop with discrete graphics, the display ports of the integrated graphic card and the discrete graphics card are shown as follows (Integrated graphics cards are built into the computer's processor)

Note: If you your desktop only comes with integrated graphics card, then you can plug-in the display cable directly to the the display port on motherboard. If your desktop comes with a discrete graphic card ,please make sure to connect the monitor directly to the display ports on discrete graphics card. (In this case, if you have wrongly connect the monitor to the display port on motherboard, then no screen display will show up)