[ILUG] SOT:monitor lead

[Thomas Pedoussaut]

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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Thomas Pedoussaut
Dublin IRLANDE
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