Connection Monitor to PC ???
 

I discovered something that surprised me - maybe someone can tell me
why?

I connected my monitor to two PCs, one DVI, the other VGA. I planned
to used my two PCs together, but never at same time. Guess what? My
PC connected with VGA worked alone. buy stopped working once I
connected the DVI cable. The DVI PC worked fine. I even unplugged
power to the DVI PC!! Now I am plugged to only the VGA PC and all is
fine. What don't I understand?

This is all because my MINIVIEW SYMPATH 4-VGA-PC
monitor-mouse-keyboard-connector quit working after several years use.
Just quit. Further, my cables no longer want to want on the Sympathy.
Seems strange.

I am discouraged to say the least.

Johnny

Connection Monitor to PC ???
 

Connection Monitor to PC ???
 

On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 22:46:52 -0400, Paul
wrote:

wrote:
I discovered something that surprised me - maybe someone can tell me
why?

I connected my monitor to two PCs, one DVI, the other VGA. I planned
to used my two PCs together, but never at same time. Guess what? My
PC connected with VGA worked alone. buy stopped working once I
connected the DVI cable. The DVI PC worked fine. I even unplugged
power to the DVI PC!! Now I am plugged to only the VGA PC and all is
fine. What don't I understand?

This is all because my MINIVIEW SYMPATH 4-VGA-PC
monitor-mouse-keyboard-connector quit working after several years use.
Just quit. Further, my cables no longer want to want on the Sympathy.
Seems strange.

I am discouraged to say the least.

Johnny

They share some resource they were not supposed to have shared.

If this was my kit to debug, I'd have the ohmmeter out and have
all three devices disconnected from power. See whether the VGA pins
on the DVI-I connector on the monitor, are in common with the
VGA pins on the VGA connector on the monitor. The two monitor connectors
could also share a common SDA/SCK (serial bus for EDID monitor resolution
info).

Using the make and model number of LCD monitor, I would be looking
for Newegg customer reviews for this particular monitor. Someone else
will have seen this happen.

Paul

Then maybe what I canf irst try is a second monitor I have?
J

Connection Monitor to PC ???
 

On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 22:46:52 -0400, Paul
wrote:

wrote:
I discovered something that surprised me - maybe someone can tell me
why?

I connected my monitor to two PCs, one DVI, the other VGA. I planned
to used my two PCs together, but never at same time. Guess what? My
PC connected with VGA worked alone. buy stopped working once I
connected the DVI cable. The DVI PC worked fine. I even unplugged
power to the DVI PC!! Now I am plugged to only the VGA PC and all is
fine. What don't I understand?

This is all because my MINIVIEW SYMPATH 4-VGA-PC
monitor-mouse-keyboard-connector quit working after several years use.
Just quit. Further, my cables no longer want to want on the Sympathy.
Seems strange.

I am discouraged to say the least.

Johnny

They share some resource they were not supposed to have shared.

If this was my kit to debug, I'd have the ohmmeter out and have
all three devices disconnected from power. See whether the VGA pins
on the DVI-I connector on the monitor, are in common with the
VGA pins on the VGA connector on the monitor. The two monitor connectors
could also share a common SDA/SCK (serial bus for EDID monitor resolution
info).

Using the make and model number of LCD monitor, I would be looking
for Newegg customer reviews for this particular monitor. Someone else
will have seen this happen.

Paul

Of course none of this would have happened if my 5 year old my
MINIVIEW SYMPATH 4-VGA-PC monitor-mouse-keyboard-connector no longer
seems to handle the VGA cables I have been using. Strange.
The cable ends now won't fit on the connector. All 4 of 'em. Looks
like someone sat on them but I know noone did. All was okay until I
dismantled and moved all my computer stuff to another room Then I cud
not re-assemble things. I don't understand why things are the way
they are. And then the fact that I cud not connect 2 monitors really
threw me. Life can be strange.

J

Connection Monitor to PC ???
 

Connection Monitor to PC ???
 

On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 05:26:21 -0400, wrote:

Of course none of this would have happened if my 5 year old my
MINIVIEW SYMPATH 4-VGA-PC monitor-mouse-keyboard-connector no longer
seems to handle the VGA cables I have been using. Strange.
The cable ends now won't fit on the connector. All 4 of 'em. Looks
like someone sat on them but I know noone did. All was okay until I
dismantled and moved all my computer stuff to another room Then I cud
not re-assemble things. I don't understand why things are the way
they are. And then the fact that I cud not connect 2 monitors really
threw me. Life can be strange.

Have you got the connectors upside down? They only go in one way up.

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On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:04:05 +0100 (BST), "rp"
wrote:

On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 05:26:21 -0400, wrote:

Of course none of this would have happened if my 5 year old my
MINIVIEW SYMPATH 4-VGA-PC monitor-mouse-keyboard-connector no longer
seems to handle the VGA cables I have been using. Strange.
The cable ends now won't fit on the connector. All 4 of 'em. Looks
like someone sat on them but I know noone did. All was okay until I
dismantled and moved all my computer stuff to another room Then I cud
not re-assemble things. I don't understand why things are the way
they are. And then the fact that I cud not connect 2 monitors really
threw me. Life can be strange.

Have you got the connectors upside down? They only go in one way up.

Agreed.

What gets me is that my MINIVIEW SYMPATH 4-VGA-PC
monitor-mouse-keyboard-connector worked for 4/5 years, and gave me
trouble only when I dismantled everything to move. When I went to
re-assemble everything I quickly found that I could no longer connect
the VGA cables to the 'box'. The cables are/were nice beause they
contain connections for mouse and keyboard which means in my case one
keyboard, one mouse, one monitor for up to 4 PCs selected by choice.
Now I can't connect the same cables. I am flabbergasted! Go figure.
I'm gonna hafta try them again! I am missing something.
J

Connection Monitor to PC ???
 

On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 07:17:23 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:04:05 +0100 (BST), "rp"
wrote:

On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 05:26:21 -0400, wrote:

Of course none of this would have happened if my 5 year old my
MINIVIEW SYMPATH 4-VGA-PC monitor-mouse-keyboard-connector no longer
seems to handle the VGA cables I have been using. Strange.
The cable ends now won't fit on the connector. All 4 of 'em. Looks
like someone sat on them but I know noone did. All was okay until I
dismantled and moved all my computer stuff to another room Then I cud
not re-assemble things. I don't understand why things are the way
they are. And then the fact that I cud not connect 2 monitors really
threw me. Life can be strange.

Have you got the connectors upside down? They only go in one way up.

Agreed.

What gets me is that my MINIVIEW SYMPATH 4-VGA-PC
monitor-mouse-keyboard-connector worked for 4/5 years, and gave me
trouble only when I dismantled everything to move. When I went to
re-assemble everything I quickly found that I could no longer connect
the VGA cables to the 'box'. The cables are/were nice beause they
contain connections for mouse and keyboard which means in my case one
keyboard, one mouse, one monitor for up to 4 PCs selected by choice.
Now I can't connect the same cables. I am flabbergasted! Go figure.
I'm gonna hafta try them again! I am missing something.
J


I am on my second machine now - hence the different signature, Anyway
I have tried using the connector again and forced the VGA cnnectors
and I have one PC working (this one). but , try as I may, I just
cannot connect the second macihine. So. I am stuck.
J