Framework Mainboard (1st gen / 11th gen Intel) in Cooler Master Case
Windows 11
ViewSonic 24-inch monitor
Hi there,
I have an old wall-mounted monitor hooked up to a steam-powered computer as a DakBoard display in my kitchen. I wanted to see if it was possible to hook up the old mainboard in the CM case to that display with an eye on testing HomeAssistant.
After buying a DVI - HDMI adapter and hooking it all up, I got one flash of the BIOS logo before the screen refused to accept it had an input. Looking it up, it seems the FW mainboard only passively outputs, so using a DVI - HDMI adapter in this case won’t work.
To address that, I connected a USB-C hub to the Mainboard, with a HDMI output, but similarly got no joy.
Friends, is there a way to make the FW mainboard accept this connection? Would it work if I bought a USB-C to VGA cable? Or do I need to bail out now and put back the steam-powered machine in its place until it finally expires.
At this juncture the DVI to HDMI adapter may be suspect. This is just my thought after quickly reading what was going on.
There are HDMI to DVI cables I have used successfully in the past. If the logo screen comes up briefly that means it is outputting but it may be the display is expecting timings that are not being put out by the mainboard.
Some older devices had to be forced to output certain resolutions and timings to get to work with older displays that never expected something though HDMI to come it’s way.
The thinking here is the USB hub with an HDMI output didn’t work either but it does work with a regular HDMI to something like a TV or another monitor? I.e. usb-c hub–HDMI Output- HDMI Cable-native HDMI device.
I thought even Apple made a USBC to DVI/VGA adapter after they changed to USBC for their iPads as lots of people still connected them to those old connections.