Product Overview
DMS-59 Male to Dual DVI Female Breakout Cable for Dual-Head Video Cards
Condition
Used, great condition, with only minor wear. The photographed example is a Molex build: the black DMS-59 hood carries an embossed molex logo, and the jacket printing reads molex E52534-D, AWM 20276. Both DVI female hoods are off-white and molded with position numerals 1 and 2, and BLC is marked on each strain relief. The white plastic shows the mild ivory tone these hoods take on with age, and the metal shell around the DMS-59 pin field shows light scuffing. In the photos the pins are straight, the insulators are intact, and the jacket and strain reliefs are undamaged. Brands vary across this stock, Molex and Dell among them, so cosmetic details can differ from the pictures while the connector configuration stays the same.
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Product Overview
This is the short pigtail that turns a single DMS-59 port on a dual-head graphics card into two ordinary DVI connections. DMS-59 packs both display channels into one dense 59-position connector, which is why a card built around it cannot drive two monitors until this breakout cable is in hand, and why the cable is the piece that goes missing from a surplus machine first. It is a passive breakout: the card drives both heads, and the cable carries each channel out to its own DVI receptacle, molded 1 and 2 so you know which head you are on. In the photos both DVI faces show the pin field plus the flat blade with four surrounding contacts, the DVI-I pattern. Link wiring and cable length are not confirmed here - check them against your card documentation and your monitor cable before use.
Key Features
- Configuration: DMS-59 male to two DVI female, passive breakout
- DVI legs molded with position numerals 1 and 2
- Photographed example: Molex, embossed logo on the connector hood
- Jacket printing on the photographed cable: molex E52534-D, AWM 20276
- Strain reliefs marked BLC on both DVI legs
- DVI faces show the pin field plus the flat blade with four surrounding contacts, the DVI-I pattern
- Condition: Used, great condition, minor wear
- Brands vary across this stock, Molex and Dell among them, with the same connector configuration
- Quantity on the shelf: 2
- Not confirmed: electrical testing, cable length, single-link or dual-link wiring - verify against your card documentation before use
Applications
- IT refurbisher bringing a workstation back to two screens after the original dongle disappeared from the box
- Digital signage installer feeding two DVI panels from one dual-head card in a media player chassis
- Dispatch or trading desk builder running a matched pair of DVI monitors off a single low-profile card
- Bench tech who needs a second display on an older graphics card while diagnosing a machine
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the dongle that originally shipped with dual-head video cards?
Yes, this is that style of cable: a DMS-59 male plug on one end and two DVI female receptacles on the other. Cards with a DMS-59 port were sold with a breakout like this in the box, and it is usually the first piece lost when a machine changes hands.
Does it split one picture across two monitors by itself?
No. It is a passive breakout, not a splitter or a converter. The graphics card generates both display channels and decides how they are used; this cable only carries each channel out to its own DVI connector, marked 1 and 2.
Which brand will I receive?
Stock is mixed. The listing covers cables from more than one maker, Molex and Dell among them, and the one photographed here is the Molex build. Hood color, logo placement, and jacket printing can differ from the photos. If you need a specific brand, ask before ordering and we will tell you what is actually on the shelf.
What condition are these in, and what am I taking on?
These are used pulls, graded great condition, and the photos are the spec: light ivory tone on the white DVI hoods, light scuffing on the DMS-59 shell, straight pins, intact insulators. They have not been bench tested here, so buy them as pictured and as described, and confirm the DVI pin pattern against your monitor cable before you order. Two are on the shelf, and because brands vary the one you get may look slightly different while doing the same job. Shipping is a flat $8, free once your order passes $28, and orders leave our Idaho warehouse the same or next business day.
The DMS-59 dongle was always the first thing to vanish from a surplus workstation, tossed in a bin while the card stayed in its slot. If you have the card and two idle DVI monitors, this is the small black wishbone that puts them back together.
