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[โ€“] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago

For quickly testing something: fuck screws.

For long-term use: both a tight as I can so I barely can unscrew them later because why not.

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Long term use, at least one

Temporary, fuck the screws all together

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

And it was always temporary!

I've had less fall out than I had cases where the screw stuck in the socket and it started unscrewing out of the motherboard that I just gave up on them altogether

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Both. Lose cables are annoying.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Just one on each end.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

I loathe when the stand offs come out with the vga cable!!!!!

[โ€“] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Serial cables. How quaint.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Video graphics array connector and DB-9 connectors are not the same.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Having soldered many of both, I should have noticed. I literally just threw out a big pile of both that have been loitering in storage for years. I'm still surprised when old tech (for any random definition of "old") pops up.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I plugged one in today. I left the screws loose. Ironically I moved it between two computers that couldn't originally do VGA.

I re-organised my leisure desk. My C64 sometimes hooks up to a TFT thanks to my turbo chameleon 64 cartridge.

Today I hooked my C64 up to my CRT instead. I needed that TFT for my Amiga 1200 which has DVI-I out thanks to my indivision flickerfixer. But I have a DVI->VGA adapter to use that same cable.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

One if somewhat temporary.

Both if I want 1-2% increase in performance.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

That one standoff got loose 12 years ago, so none.
Otherwise, it's all HDMI and DP.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

VGA cables? You mean grappling hooks?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

The real answer is the top one fell out a long time ago.

[โ€“] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Both every time but I also haven't used a VGA cable in at least 15 years.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Lucky you lmao

I still see them once every so often

In fact, I went onsite to a customer who wanted a new PC set up because the old one "wouldn't boot". Sure enough the cable was sticking out of the monitor at about a 15deg angle. I pushed the VGA cable in a bit extra hard and it came right back.

I was out of there in about 30min.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ever think you got it unscrewed and accidentally yank the standoff from the PCB?

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I work in tech support. I haven't done this, but a user I've worked with absolutely has. I have a photo around here somewhere, if I recall correctly he actually ripped the wires out of the cable lmao!

Edit: the picture. Guess it wasn't wires out of the cable hah.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Like pulling a tooth.

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, there was always one broken on these fuckers

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lightly screw in one

And then replace my old shit and not touch anything but HDMI or DP for the last ten years.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Winner winner chicken dinner

[โ€“] [email protected] 42 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I tighten both screws. With an impact driver. And a dab of LocTite for good measure.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Easy there, Satan!

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Well that's retro but I used to only screw in the side that's easier to reach because that already secures it while also allowing you to more easily unplug it again.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Oooooh ! You !

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I usually screw in both bolts but I still have an old laptop that I use on very rare occasions that doesn't have the screw holes for some reason.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Hand tight, then torque wrench, 7-inch pounds.

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