Does it work as soon as it is plugged in?I have windows vista 32-bit, I currently cant use VGA so i wouldn't be able to install a driver.
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This works very well, but I had to install drivers first. It is a USB device, and though it recognizes the connection, it will now know how to communicate with USB device, until the drivers are installed.
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It. Does work very well.. I use it to connect my 2nd monitor with USB of my computer and pc recognized the monitor
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You do have to install a driver, but the fact that you can't currently use VGA doesn't mean that you wouldn't be able to install a driver. I also have Windows Vista 32 bit and discovered after my laptop warranty expired that my VGA output wouldn't display well to TV, but the Sabrent worked fine to display to TV after installing their driver.
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There's no reason that it shouldn't work as long as the VGA to HDMI adapter works for you. All this device does is connect HDMI straight through.
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If you have a minidisplayport output on your PC and you're wanting to connect a VGA female, it should work regardless of the kind of computer.
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Ive got the same problem..the answer is...you need a VGA to HDMI. NOT a HDMI to VGA...The thing is it wont work going the other way. Plugable support helped me...when going from old VGA computer to new HDMI. it slows everything down so the best thing you need to do is buy a newer computer with HDMI. you can go to plugable .com /support ..they are very helpful...
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VGA is only for the Visual section, if your laptop came with a Audio Jack, theirs many different kinds one is yellow and only one type of connection, and the other is a normal speaker jack that might work only if the TV has a connection for the speaker jack in the back of it...hope this works if all else fails go to your local Computer store and by an adapter specially made for conversion from the PC to the TV... best of luck
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I have two of these. I have plugged them into three Windows 8.1 computers. All thee recognize the device and download the drivers automatically, but return the error "this device cannot start (code 10)." Thus, I am sad to say, No.I would note that both work just fine on the Windows 7 and Vista machines here.
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I tried it when my sister's laptop went blank. The driver was already installed before the gpu died. I plugged it in and it didn't work. I can't be sure, but I think the adapter relies on processing power from the mobo gpu. I recently tried this out on my desktop which installed the driver on its own, but all of my screens started flickering. My desktop is an old salvaged computer with a cheap gpu. I would say replace the mobo, that's what I did. You might spend more, but at least you are not playing a guessing game, and this product is likely to ruin your mobo if you use it long enough.
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How do I get it to work. I plugged the 12-in-1 in and nothing happens. I have Vista.
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I was able to just plug mine in and it worked fine. Drivers installed and then I was able to use it no problem.
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mine works with both vgi and hdmi plugged in. i can even switch between my computer (vgi) and xbox (hdmi) while theyre both running no problem.
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I just tried this and it does not appear to work (it could be my DVI to VGA adapter, but I don't think it's broken). You are better off buying a mini display port to VGA adapter.
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It has worked perfectly fine for me. I've been using it for almost a month every day. It requires a USB connection for power source and an HDMI and VGA cable (A 3.5 mm audio jack if needed). Is plug-and-play meaning that no installation is necessary.
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it does work if you download those DisplayLink drivers -- BUT you cannot use or create a monitor profile/calibration at this time. the screen is fairly blue by default!
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Thanks so much for your response. I'll go ahead and bust it out of the package and try it out. Trying to connect an extra monitor!! Lee
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Make sure you've connected the pci-e power cable (one that have 4 pins) to the video card, you`ll find this cable on your power supply. If the PSU is a generic one, probably you`ll need to buy one to make your vga turn on properly
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I have used it on Vista, Windows 7 and it is currently on a Window 8 system I have now. On window 7-8 I did not have install the set-up disk. automatically set up drivers and started working.
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You cannot plug in VGA directly to this. The built in connection is a similar multi-pin connection called DVI. However, I've used a few different brands and styles of DVI-VGA cables and adapters and the work just fine. DVI is supposedly a higher quality/superior connection, but I can't visually tell a difference in any of my uses. The adapters can add bulk to the back of the connection so consider that. I'm sure there are also mini display to VGA adapters as well, but I've never used them.