samtron 55E computer desktop

17-01-2011, 18:55

when i turn my monitor on the screen is pink,then when the blue coded plug into tower sccreen then turns black,then when i unplug blue coded plug from tower the screen goes back pink,what's going on and please help with some step by step subjections how to solve this issue

MovedGoalPosts · 17-01-2011, 19:08

Leave the monitor plugged into the tower

17-01-2011, 19:48

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Originally Posted by Rob

Leave the monitor plugged into the tower

while still plugged into tower[blue coded plug the screen becomes black,then when i unplug it the screen turns back pink,Weird issue

MovedGoalPosts · 17-01-2011, 20:11

Save up for a replacement monitor. It will probably die soon. One I had at work, once the PC was powered down would cycle through the main colours for a few weeks. We just switched it off until one day it wouldn't switch on.

Dai · 17-01-2011, 21:50

I've always believed you shouldn't hot-plug monitors. Old-school perhaps but then again I've seen a few dead ps/2 sockets over the years and always tended to play safe with everything other than USB.

Barring a faulty cable I'd agree the monitor is probably failing.

qasdfdsaq · 17-01-2011, 23:22

PS/2 was never intended and certainly never designed to be hot plugged, and usually wouldn't work when hot-plugged.

VGA, DVI, and HDMI (especially on laptops) is actually designed to be safely hot pluggable.

So yeah, old school :P

Dai · 18-01-2011, 06:54

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

VGA, DVI, and HDMI (especially on laptops) is actually designed to be safely hot pluggable.

Useful to know, thanks. Although I'll probably not change my ways...

Particularly with client computers I always play safe. Some of them are almost as old as I am, and poor delicate things.