MacBook mini-dvi problem

Suddenly my mini-dvi port on my MacBook C2D 2.0 GHz White (late 2006) stopped working properly.
When I connect an LCD monitor using mini-dvi to vga adapter there is no signal but when I connect the monitor using mini-dvi to dvi adapter everything works fine. As far as I understand there is something wrong with the analog signal in my MacBook's mini-dvi port because the problem is definitely not in the mini-dvi to vga adapter as I bought a new one and the problem did not disappear.
I would appreciate any help. Is there any way to fix the problem besides replacing the logic board?

By the way, what I also found out is that when I connect display to my MB it even detects the name of the monitor, which can be seen in the display preferences. For example at work I use BenQ FP72E and when I connect it to my MB through mini-dvi to vga I can see the exact name of this monitor in display preferences but still there is no signal on the external monitor.

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