Monitor says cable not connected but it is | Tom's Hardware ...MenuMenuForumsLoginRegisterSidebarBlogCategoriesCategory1Category2Category3Category4CategoriesCategory1Category2Category3Category4SupportUI.XDonateContactusMainLinksForumsarticlesInterviewsMenuFeaturedHomeForumsNewpostsTrendingSearchforumsWhat'snewNewpostsNewprofilepostsLatestactivityMembersCurrentvisitorsNewprofilepostsSearchprofilepostsBillboardTrophiesJoinusforTheTom'sHardwareShowonJuly15at3PMET[SOLVED] SignalCableNotConnected!-HDMi-Itworkedbefore,andworkswithotherlaptops.ThreadstarterSelopalagoStartdateNov16,2020SidebarForumsHardwareDisplaysPreviousNextSortbyvotesSSelopalagoNov16,202030100Heyguys,Iusealaptop(MSIGL638SD)connectedtoamonitor(iiyamaProLiteXB2483HSU)withHDMiasanextendeddisplay.ItworkednormallyuntilIdecidedtophysicallyturnthemonitorby180degreestowardsthesofaasIwantedtowatchamoviefromcomfort.AfterI'vedonethatIrealisedthatthescreenwassligthlyflickering,soIunpluggedtheHDMifromthemonitorandpluggeditbackrightagain.Igetthemessage"SignalCableNotConnected!"sincethen.Whatreallybugsmeisthatmywork-laptopandalsomygirlfriend'slaptopworksfinewiththesamecableandthemonitor,andmyMSIseemstoberecognisingthesecondarydisplayaswell,yetthereisnosignal.Itriedtosolvetheproblemby:-poweringoffeverythingandrepluggingcablesseveraltimes-madesureitwasinextendedmode(Win+P)-madesurethatthemonitorisinHDMimode-updatedNvidiadriverIdon'tknowwheretheproblemis.Maybesomekindofdrivergotmessy?Thanksforyourhelpinadvance! 0Ralston18TitanModeratorOct11,201423,8201,406109,8405,961"MSIseemstoberecognisingthesecondarydisplayaswell,yetthereisnosignal."Howwas"recognising"determined?TakeacloselookatyourMSIlaptop'sHDMIport.Useabrightflashlightandamagnifyingglassifnecessary.Lookforsignsofdamageormisalignmentaroundthelaptop'sHDMIport.Maybedebrisofsomesortinterringwithconnectivity.PlugintheHDMIcableandtryagainbutgentlywiggleandtwistHDMIplugtodetermineifsomemovementorpressurerestoresthesignal. Reactions:Selopalago0Ralston18TitanModeratorOct11,2