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Altera_Forum
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17 years ago

VGA output

hello all, I have a stupid question.

I connect the vga output port of DE2 board to my laptop, but the screen of my laptop can't display anything.

After selecting the VGA tab in the Control Panel, I can't check the checkboxes of Default Image and Cursor Enable.

Is there sth wrong with my laptop?

When I use DE2 board in school, all I need to do is to press a button to make the screen display the image. But I really don't know how to display it in a laptop.

any help will be appreciated

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    Altera_Forum
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    17 years ago

    I don't think many laptops come with VGA input ports, only output.

    Are you sure your laptop has it as an input?
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    Altera_Forum
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    17 years ago

    I have never seen a laptop with a VGA input. The VGA port on your laptop is most likely a VGA output. Therefore, you cannot connect the DE2 VGA output to your laptop and get the DE2 output to display on your laptop screen. You need a standalone monitor with a VGA input.