Laptop HMDI to VGA projector

[JMogotsi]

I have got my new Windows 7 Dell Vostro 5470 laptop. It does not have a VGA port and I do a lot of presentations where I need to connect to projectors at my client's offices. So I purchased a HDMI to VGA adapter cable. But when I tried to connect to a projector, the projector indicate the massage that no signal. I lowered the resolution on the display to 1024 x 768 (the lowest available on my laptop), but it still didn't work. Can you help?

 

[bignastyid]

You need an active adapter and a good active adapter will require a power source(usually via usb).
https/www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Active-Adapter-Micro-USB/dp/B00879DM56?th=1