monitor connection loose

Greetings once again! You guys were great help last time I was here! This time my problem is that the monitor cord got yanked by my dog and now when I use that comp. I have to hold or tape down the wine to the sind to get the monitor to connect. Is there antything I can do about it myself like on the original nintendos & pry back the metal tabs or do I have to take it in or just keep taping it down? I'm running 4 comps. & 2 monitors, all comps. are running seti@home 24/7 and I have to switch back and forth. any thoughts welcome. and THANX once again, Autoholic

 

Hi,

Not sure what "wine to the sind" is. Can you give us any further description?

http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/monfaq.htm#monrmcoc
Any help? Be sure to read the safety notes.

Matt

 

Sorry

I thought I read the post twice. I it should be [ Tape the WIRE to the SIDE ] The mon. port is tightened down, but you have to hold the mon. cord {wire} to the side to get the mon. to work,seems like loose connection in the port, someone said broken solder on the motherboard? Sorry once again for the typo, must have been to much coffee & not enough wine. Thanx 4 spotting it! autoholic

 

Sounds for certain that it is a cracked solder. I would run a different monitor to make sure it was not the monitor connector that had the breakage.

You should be able to get the local TV/monitor or computer repairer to solder it back for you, if you don't know someone with soldering experience.

Matt
PS Ah...so wine and sind are not new technical terms

 

Thanx Mattman! I Know it's The Port & not The Mon., Because I use it on other puters that I have. I do know how to solder, But kind of about somthing thad delicate, I "ll talk to a friend of mine that builds custom guitar amps. Thanx 4 the info, autoholic P.S.S. Some readers of my post might have thought I was Scotish, A Big Wine to the Sind to one & All