dvi conversion

[rftech]

I have a question, can the 4 extra pins in a dvi 24+5 pin male connector be eliminated and so it will work when plugged into a 24+1 female connector. I searched Google and got nothing, tried everything I think of. I would appreciate any suggestions or any site that could possibly tell me the information I need. Thank you.
I bought 2 dvi 24+5 to VGA adapter, only a buck a piece, took one apart the best way I new of, by doing that I couldn't tell if it would work or not. If anybody has taken one apart and saw something I didn't I would appreciate if you could answer this question, or maybe tell me where I could find out.Thanks again.

 

[logicearth]

You DVI connector does not support the use of an VGA adapter. You need the four pins around the blade for VGA.

 

[rftech]

It is a dvi to vga adapter that I was talking about. Sorry for not making myself clear. I am not really sure what you mean, could you please clarify yourself, please. Thank you.

 

[logicearth]

In order for VGA to be supported from DVI you need to have a specific type of DVI (female) connector on your computer. Those four pins that surround the blade on DVI are for analog, if you only have a slot for the blade then your DVI connection is purely digital. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface#Connector