Justin MacCarthy wrote:
> Hi I got, a monitor with a cable, with a damaged connector, missing a pin.
>> ------------
> | + + + + + |
> | + + + + o |
> | + + + + + |
> ------------
>> The missing pin where the o is above. First of all, what does that pin do,
> can I just ignore it? The cable is wired into the monitor. Are this easy to
> replace?
>
Google on vga and connector gives you this page
http://www.bbdsoft.com/video.html
You pin is nr 6, it's a ground. and there are several ground on that
connector (5).
If they are proferly interconnected on the card AND the monitor, it
should work with this pin broken
> Thanks Justin * Hardware idiot*
Thomas, idiot also but googl is my friend
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