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Removing vga cable at monitor
Name: KHOEBEE Date: May 24, 2009 at 09:16:38 Pacific OS: Windows 98 Product: Sony / Hmd-a200 Subcategory: Input Devices
Comment:
THERE IS A GRAY COVER OVER THE VGA CABLE WHERE IT GOES INTO MONITOR & NO SCREWS TO REMOVE IT TO ACCESS THE SCREWS HOLDING THE CABLE IN. I HAVE A SONY HMD-A200. PLEASE HELP ME
Turn off the Caps Lock. It's rude & make you look like an idiot.
As for the monitor cable...why do you need to remove it? You're asking about a CRT monitor so most likely it's hardwired so it won't be easy.
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Response Number 2
Name: anmor Date: May 24, 2009 at 14:08:47 Pacific
Reply:
Ditto on the caps lock! The monitor cable isn't screwed in, it's soldered in. Ditto on the why?
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Response Number 3
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: May 24, 2009 at 19:03:18 Pacific
Reply:
You'll have to remove the entire back cover of the monitor. The cable may connect to the monitor PCB with a removable plug but it will be proprietary, that is you can't just replace it with a cable from another monitor--unless it's the same model.
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