First, the monitor may work fine without using the lock screws to keep the
cable fastened to the pc.  As long as there is sufficient clearance to push
the cable plug snugly into the 15 pin D-connector (so named because the
housing around the pinholes looks like a cap D).

To effect a complete repair, you need to open the pc, and remove the video
card.  The nuts that project out of the card above and below the D-connector
can be removed and replaced with new ones.  Most pc service shops will
donate these replacement nuts if you ask.  If your pc case has built-in
video on the motherboard, replacing the nuts should be even simpler, as
there will be no card to remove first.

The cable can also be repaired, although this usually requires canabalizing
an old cable for its unbroken bolts, by pulling them out with a pair of
vise-grips.

If the color on the monitor appears to be missing something, like greens are
green but so are certain graphics that should be yellow, then the cable is
not connecting correctly.  PC monitor cables have a separate pin for Red,
Green, and Blue, and when the pins are not making adequate contact with the
connector, color hues can be missing from the display.
Tom Turak

-----Original Message-----
From: Jamie Adams [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 12:01 PM

I have a problem. A computer I checked out last night has the tightening
screws broken off of the monitor cord in the video adapter on the back of
the computer. Will it work okay as long as it is stationary? Do you have to
replace the monitor and install a new video adapter card? I didn't get the
chance to actually hook it up and turn it on, so I don't know at this point
if that is all that is wrong with it.

 Jamie Adams

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