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Recursive Acronym
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I have 2 VGA monitors, and each are missing pins from their 15 pin connections. The first has 4 missing pins and doesn't work at all. The second is missing one pin but still works. I only just noticed this missing pin, but it may have been missing for a while. The only problem that I have ever noticed when using the monitor is that sometimes programs like TILP will change the colors of various onscreen things (I use it with Windows 98 SE). Here is a schematic of where the missing pin should be:
a0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 X 0
a0 0 0 0 0
I don't know how this happened, but I may have been yanking out the VGA plugs on both monitors altogether too carelessly. How can I fix the monitors? Both are really old CRT's and not worth spending very much money on. |
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kermmartian
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Pin 9 is a non-connected pin, according to the DB15 pinout. You're in luck  |
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Recursive Acronym
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kermmartian wrote: Pin 9 is a non-connected pin, according to the DB15 pinout. You're in luck
[post="94387"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]
Yay... but what about the other monitor? |
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kermmartian
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Recursive Acronym wrote: kermmartian wrote: Pin 9 is a non-connected pin, according to the DB15 pinout. You're in luck
[post="94387"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]
Yay... but what about the other monitor?
[post="94389"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]
Do another diagram to show which 4 are missing from the other |
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Recursive Acronym
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| Posted: 05 Jan 2007 08:19:44 pm Post subject: |
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| I'll have to do it later and get back to you. |
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NETWizz
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It is no big deal. It was built that way by design. I see this hundreds of times and know it to be by design.
Here is a picture:
Here is another:
And another:
Okay and another one:
All of these pictures were taken by people independent of each other. I found them on Google Images. If you are missing the same pin all of these cables are missing, which I am sure you are, then you are fine. |
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Arcane Wizard
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Recursive Acronym wrote: kermmartian wrote: Pin 9 is a non-connected pin, according to the DB15 pinout. You're in luck
[post="94387"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]
Yay... but what about the other monitor?
[post="94389"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]
5,9, and 15 shouldn't be needed. See: http://www.acl.co.uk/pinouts.htm
If any other pin is missing you can try to fix it through the appliance of a metal pin, a soldering iron, and an ohm meter. |
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Recursive Acronym
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Arcane Wizard wrote: Recursive Acronym wrote: kermmartian wrote: Pin 9 is a non-connected pin, according to the DB15 pinout. You're in luck
[post="94387"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]
Yay... but what about the other monitor?
[post="94389"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]
5,9, and 15 shouldn't be needed. See: http://www.acl.co.uk/pinouts.htm
If any other pin is missing you can try to fix it through the appliance of a metal pin, a soldering iron, and an ohm meter.
[post="94427"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]
5, 9, 12, and 15 are missing. So, I need to replace 12. Can you elaborate on the repair process? The first thing I tried was sticking parts of paper clips in the holes... such a n00b... |
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DigiTan
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| I guess if you had to, you could disassemble the plug and insert male D-sub pins where any are missing. Radio shack has em. As NetWiz said though, I also have VGA cables with pins missing. And it still works on any computer I apply it to. |
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alexrudd
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| Posted: 11 Jan 2007 08:17:32 pm Post subject: |
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| I have a monitor that I was using until a month ago that has the same pins missing. I don't think adding pin #12 will do anything. |
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NETWizz
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I would try it. Quite honestly, chances are good they will just work. If not, no harm should happen to your computer. Should being the key word in this sentence. I would, however, try this on a computer you do not care about too much.
You can also look up how to crimp VGA cables on Google. There is a process, but I have never done it, so I am not qualified to go into detail.
If you have a DVI cable, that is a whole different story. Good Luck |
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leofox
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| My connector misses 5 pins and works fine (different type tho). The pins are usually just bended, not missing. Try what else can be wrong with the cam. |
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