Using both analog and DVi inputs with Ultrasharp 1905FP Digital Flat Panel

I just purchased a new Dell with this monitor that has both the DVi and
analog inputs. I have a somewhat unique setup in that I have the DVi
cable connected directly from monitor to PC, but the analog cable is
first going to a 4-port KVM switch, then the mouse, keyboard and
monitor cable are going to the same PC. The video card in the PC has
two DVi inputs, but came with one analog-DVi converter. I figured if I
used the converter to connect the KVM plug into, I'd be able to switch
to that PC and use it without having to go into the monitor's digital
mode.

Does that make sense? Nothing's really "broken", but I think I should
be able to use the analog cable just as well as the digital. Granted,
the analog cable is being converted to a digital connection (and that
very well could be my answer right there - that the PC itself doesn't
have an analog port, therefore, no analog).

I may have answered my own question, but if someone out there has any
ideas, I'd love to hear them.

Thanks!

 

Should work just fine.

Just remember that to use the monitor in DVI mode from the PC or in Analog
mode via the KVM, you'll have to select (on the monitor's front panel via
one of the buttons) between Analog and Digital.mode.

Of couse I'm basing this on the monitor's previous model the Ultrasharp
1901FP.

 

That makes sense, and I understand how to switch modes. I was
initially thinking that whatever cable I have coming out of the analog
port of the monitor would still be analog, even if it was hooked in
with a DVi converter. It's just weird that they would ship a system
that has a dual-port monitor, but only DVi inputs on the PC.

 

Outputs.

Why is that surprising? They clearly sell the monitor to work with many
computers, some of which are only analog.