I've included your letters for the sake of focus.However,although what has
been suggested would be helpful id the pins were the problem they don't seem
to be bent in any way ,they look quite straight so I'm wondering if you can
come up with any other suggestions.
Thanks,
Tony.


>Apologies if this has been resolved:
>
>If I am getting the corect understanding from my reding of this thread,
>you might profit from checking the inside of the connector for bent
>pins.  CAREFUL straightening of bent pins can restore them.  However
>they will lose some of their durability in the process due to the "metal
>fatigue" caused by bending and unbending.  The next careless insertion
>could break one or two off.
>
>Eric
>
>Tom Turak wrote:
>>
>> Tony, do you mean the pc boots if the monitor is turned off?
>> However unlikely it may sound, it may simply be the circuit
>> current is insufficient to power both the monitor and the pc.
>><SNIP>
>> tom turak
>>
>> ----------
>> From:TONY LODGE
>> Sent: Friday, December 11, 1998 3:45 AM
>>
>> Hi Folks,
>> Can anyone help me with this?Every time I connect the monitor up to the
>> computer(its an NEC monitor) it prevents the computer from booting up
just
>> like it had shorted it.When I detach it from the computer  the computer
>> works fine.I'd appreciate any help.
>> Yours sincerely,
>> Tony.
>>
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