Can a single link DVI cable be connected to a dual link DVI port?

if my laptop has a dual link DVI port but i have a single link DVI cable, can it be connected to the laptop?

Solution 1:

There are two different types of DVI ports your laptop may have: DVI-I or DVI-D. DVI-I carries digital and analogue signals, DVI-D just digital signals.

You can connect any single-link DVI cable (DVI-I as well as DVI-D) to a dual-link DVI-I port. You can also connect a single-link DVI-D cable to a dual-link DVI-D port.

However, you cannot connect a single-link DVI-I cable to a dual-link DVI-D port.

(Source and further information)

Solution 2:

Yes, a dual link port can support both single and dual link cables.

Source: I have the same setup

Solution 3:

Yes you can connect a single link DVI cable to a dual link DVI port but not the opposite.

Solution 4:

Not only that:

Your computer DVI-I output may not output analog at all. For example: my graphic card has a VGA and a DVI-I connector. I tried connecting my monitor's VGA input to the Card's DVI connector using a VGA-VGA cable and a DVI-VGA adapter, but I couldn't get any image, no matter if I pushed the video input button on the monitor.