Shift838 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 What do I need to do in order to get the F18A to work with a KVM. I bought a VGA to DVI converter (vga 15pin male to DVI Female) and it does not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Hope your monitor still takes DVI-I, not only DVI-D. But I think otherwise the DVI plug won't fit anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift838 Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 the converter just says: VGA to DVI Adapter VGA HD15 male to DVI-Analog Female. KVM I am trying to use is: IOGear GCS932UB Mini View Micro USB DVI + Audio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 The specs talk about DVI-D. This means it only switches digital signals, not analog signals (VGA). https://www.iogear.com/product/GCS932U/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 . Maybe your KVM needs some more power, normally coming from (here not given) USB-Keyboard or so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift838 Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 i got a work around. I can still use the KVM for my USB keyboard on the TI ( ). I can use my VGA input on my monitor direct from the F18A. more cumbersome than I wanted, but it will still work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Does the dvi adapter work direct to the monitor? I wouldn't be surprised if your dvi kvm is looking for signal strength or voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXB Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Some KVM are so badly made that they only work with software included. Example I have a Mac Pro so there no OS X or Linux software for the KVM to switch monitors unless both run Windows XP. Windows 8.1 would not load or use the driver for some reason and Windows 10 (I personally think blows chunks) will not load the driver at all. The comical thing also about the KVM switch is it has a button but hardly ever does anything but switch to another monitor then back again each time pressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift838 Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 well i just noticed that I can hit my little IO Gear button and it will switch between the inputs just fine now. I have the TI hooked up to the other VGA input on the monitor, USB keyboard and audio hooked up to the IO gear. so now.. when I press the button IO gear goes to the right input on the KVM for the TI and the monitor automatically switches. I am guessing the IOGear is not seeing a signal but the monitor does so it just works. Go figure. But it will not work the other way for the monitor if the TI is turned on. Oh well. it's good enough... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jedimatt42 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I have an iogear vga kvm, and just want to add for the record, that the f18A interacts with it just fine. My setup is not ideal either though, as my pc uses HDMI for the display. We need Logitech harmony kvms to become a thing. -M@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Mizapf nailed it -- DVI has separate pins on it for analog video and digital video -- and the analog video is literally just a passthrough of the VGA. The 'converter' is just a pin adapter. Since the DVI switch doesn't recognize the analog side, it doesn't switch. :/ If you want to switch DVI, make sure the switch recognizes the analog side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 FWIW, there are real converters available to go both ways, not just the pass-through adapters. The former will run in the $20~$50 range while the latter can be had a dime-a-dozen. I actually had in my hands Friday a DVI-to-SVGA converter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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