Category : Tutorials + Patches
Archive   : VGACABLE.ZIP
Filename : VGAADAPT.TXT
LETS GET SERIOUS.....
THERE ARE A LOT OF YOU WITH MULTIMODE/SYNC TYPE MONITORS.
EGA IS NICE ,,BUT VGA IS GREAT !
YOU HAVE THE MONITOR.......
CARDS ARE RESONABILE.......
AND AS THE COVER OF PC-MAG SAYS VGA..DON'T LIVE WITHOUT IT.
WHATS STOPIN' YA.............
BELOW ARE DIAGRAMS THAT SHOW MONITOR AND CARD PINOUTS
AND WILL ALLOW YOU TO BUILD A CHEAP ADAPTOR TO USE ON
THE 15 PIN PLUG OF AN VGA CARD.
(DON'T GET CONFUSED , SOME CARDS HAVE THE 15 PIN PLUG
AND THE 9 PIN AS WELL ... dON'T BE FOOLED IF YOU USE
THE 9 PIN JACK ,YOU STILL ONLY GET E.G.A. GO FOR THE 15 PIN)
1 -----RED VIDEO 1 -----GROUND 1 ---GROUND
2 -----GREEN VIDEO 2 -----r video 2nd 2 ---N/C
3 -----BLUE VIDEO 3 -----R VIDEO 3 ---RED VID
4 -----BIT 2 4 -----G VIDEO 4 ---GREEN
5 -----N/C 5 -----B VIDEO 5 ---BLUE
6 -----R RETURN \ 6 -----g video 2nd 6 ---N/C
7 -----G RETURN > (GROUND) 7 -----b video 2nd 7 ---(SNYC)
8 -----B RETURN / 8 -----HOR. SNYC. 8 ---HOR.S.
9 -----N/C 9 -----VER. SNYC. 9 ---VER.S.
10 -----SYNC RETURN (GROUND)
11 -----BIT 0 EGA MODE VGA MODE
12 -----BIT 1
13 -----HOR. SNYC.
14 -----VER. SNYC.
15 -----N/C
TYPICAL VGA CARD PINOUT TYPICAL MULTISYNC TYPE MONITOR PINS
Now that we have some facts, lets look at an example:
(case in point..... Paradise vga card to Mag-multimode)
Working adapter cable..............
Plug to vga card Plug to monitor
1 --\ |--- GROUND ----------------- 1
2 -\ \ | 2 N/C
3 \ \ \------- | -- RED -------------------- 3
4 \ \-------- | -- GREEN ------------------ 4
5 \--------- | -- BLUE ------------------- 5
6 -------------| 6 N/C
7 7 N/C
8 --------------------- 8
9 | ---------------- 9
10 | |
11 | |
12 | |
13 -----HOR SNYC------ |
14 -----VER SNYC----------
15
15 WIRES DOWN TO SIX !! OH WELL WE NEEDED A NEW TYPE DB-PLUG !
ALMOST FORGOT........................... THE CONTROL BITS !
If you have a vga monitor forget the following.
(even if you don't you can usually forget them)
Their purpose is to tell the card what kind of vga
monitor you have. (color or b/w )
bit 0 pin 11 pin 11 grounded = color vga monitor
bit 1 pin 12 pin 12 grounded = b/w vga monitor
I found with the multimodes ... forget these pins.
I DO COMPUTER REPAIRS AND CONFIGURATIONS AS MY LIVING AND HAVE FOUND
THIS SETUP TO WORK ALMOST ALWAYS !!
Note: Please..... if you are not good at wireing or soldering, please
have a valid technician do this for you. (CARDS AIN'T CHEAP..RIGHT !)
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