HP Elite L2201X HDMI to Displayport

Question

Hi,Operating Systen - Windows 7 64bitI have a Lenovo Y460p laptop. It has a HDMI out on the video card. I also have an HP Elite L2201x with a DisplayPort in. I bought a Startech.com HDMI2DP which is supposed to actively convert the HDMI to DisplayPort. When I plug up both to the converter, the monitor just blinks orange. The monitor has been installed using the CD. The converter has been hooked up correctly. I don't know what the problem is. Can anothing help?

Answer 1

gsuren, Here are the specs for your HP Elite L2201x 21.5-inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor. According to the specs, your HP L2201x monitor has a single DisplayPort input and no other video connections. You must connect the monitor to a computer with native DisplayPort output or use an "ACTIVE HDMI-to-DisplayPort CONVERTER".  From "HP ZR24W and Displayport"11-05-2012 06:53 PM - edited 11-06-2012 07:46 AM  @ off1c3r, mikasa, bcody79, and others with the same DVI-D or HDMI to DisplayPort issue. The problem isn't with the monitor... it is with the way you are trying to connect your computer to the monitor. The monitor has a DVI-D input and a DisplayPort input. If your computer doesn't have native DisplayPort output, you can't use the monitor's DisplayPort input without an expensive active converter.  But you say you purchased a DVI-D or HDMI to DisplayPort adapter cable??? Wrong, unless it is an active converter there is no way to go from DVI-D or HDMI at your computer to a DisplayPort monitor. The cables you have purchased are designed to go from a computer's DisplayPort output to a monitor's DVI-D or HDMI input. This is facilitated by the graphics adapter sensing an active DVI-D or HDMI connection (via adapter cable) on the DisplayPort output and switching the signaling to DVI-D or HDMI. Please read DisplayPort.org/FAQs for more information on the subject. You can also check out wiki/DisplayPort for more information as well. From DisplayPort.org; Q: I just purchased a monitor that only has a DisplayPort connection. How can I hook this up to my computer that only has VGA, DVI or HDMI?A: There is not a cost effective way to do this. The adaptors that are available only work from a DP computer to a VGA, DVI or HDMI monitor and not the other way around. If you have a desktop you can purchase a graphics card with DisplayPort. Our best advice: Before you purchase a DP only monitor make sure you have DP on your computer.
Frank
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