I have a new inspiron and I can't connect to an external monitor (vga) I bought a converter and plugged it into the hdmi port

[Danielle_32]

Inspiron monitor issue!

 

[Alabalcho]

Did you check whether the HDMI port works when connected to HDMI monitor / TV?
Also - you have to enable this port, either with <fn> key, or thru Windows' display configuration.