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Old monitor new motherboard
Name: jm6chamb Date: March 25, 2004 at 02:15:36 Pacific OS: Win XP pro CPU/Ram: celeron 333 384mb RAM
Comment:
I am building a new computer and wanted to use my old monitor however I find that the connections on computer and on monitor are both males(i think). Can I get an adapter and can it be usb?
Name: angrymen2001 Date: March 25, 2004 at 02:42:34 Pacific
Reply:
USB adapter for a monitor?
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Response Number 2
Name: jm6chamb Date: March 25, 2004 at 03:00:47 Pacific
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Is there such a thing?
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Response Number 3
Name: StuartS Date: March 25, 2004 at 03:28:02 Pacific
Reply:
I think you are looking at the wrong connector on the computer. The monitor connection is male and the computer connection is female.
Its been like that since the very first PC was made. Are you sure you are not looking at the RS-232 connection which is male on the computer. The RS-232 has nine pins, the monitor has 15 pins.
Stuart
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Response Number 4
Name: jm6chamb Date: March 25, 2004 at 03:38:34 Pacific
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There is no female connection on the computer to stick my 15pins! Which is why I am asking about an adatpter.
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Response Number 5
Name: angrymen2001 Date: March 25, 2004 at 04:13:16 Pacific
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Do you have a video card in the mobo? Like Stuart said a male connector is a serial RS-232 connector, and if it's on your mobo, then I'm sure that's what it is and you need a video card.
If it ain't broke upgrade it!!!
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Response Number 6
Name: RockyBalboa Date: March 25, 2004 at 12:44:03 Pacific
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hold on a minute, your building a computer? no offence but if i was you m8 id pay abit extra and get a shop to do the work for me, with you knowledge you could end up with a very serious injury. your motherbaord obviously has no onboard graphics and you obviously dont know what a graphics card is, so save yourself alot of money from fried parts and get a a small indipendant shop to do the work for you.
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