Help me identify the use of this wire

sheldron · May 30, 2005

I know it's for running dual monitors... but wth does the big black plug go to? :shrug:

nstabl · May 30, 2005

i have no eye deer

A1Killer · May 30, 2005

did it come with a video card? if so try all the plugs it might fit in

SolidxSnake · May 30, 2005

looks like something for a KVM switch

dicecca112 · May 30, 2005

first thing that came to mind was that was a DVI connector, but its not.

sheldron · May 30, 2005

nope, it didn't come with a vid card, it came with a co-worker's Dell computer, but no place on his PC to plug it into.

troutbumoh · May 30, 2005

Could be off of a VGA multiplier box?

A1Killer · May 30, 2005

ask your coworker where it came from lol he might be able to tell ya

Feydd · May 30, 2005

A 60 pin male connector, other than that you got me.

sheldron · May 31, 2005

A1Killer said:
ask your coworker where it came from lol he might be able to tell ya

He asked me to try and figure out what it is for...

aeiou · May 31, 2005

I would guess that its for some kind of kvm or to run 2 monitors with one signal.

johnny5c · May 31, 2005

My Matrox Parhelia came with a cable that looks just like that, check to see if he has a tri-head card. It plugs into the DVI port and use's the extra pins for the second monitor.

Electron Chaser · May 31, 2005

It should plug into the video card in the system that the cable came with.

sheldron · May 31, 2005

That's the weird part, his computer doesn't even have a video card, just one on-board video port.

shellshock · May 31, 2005

It goes into a progector so you can use your montor or another display device wile using the progector

Diggrr · Jun 1, 2005

I think he got it by mistake.

I found a description on Dell.com "DMS 59-pin to Dual VGA ™ (Y-adapter)" for a MD-219 19-inch Dual Flat Panel Display System with 64 MB Quadro NVS 280 Video Card..

Must be an older product because Dell's link was broken to go further.
Looks like a proprietary connector for that video card alone. If he'd had it upgraded to what's in the box now, that too would explain why it doesn't plug into anything.

Gnufsh · Jun 1, 2005

I just started working at a place that just got a bunch of new Dells, they all have this. It does plug into a video card to allow dual monitors. The cable is needed because the video card is half height, and doesn't have room for two VGA ports. These computers all have on board video as well, so it's likely that his computer could have come with the card, but it didn't, and the cable was stuck in the box by accident.

sheldron · Jun 2, 2005

Thank you guys... next question... does anyone want it? shoot me a PM to arrange shipping. (NO, this is not for sale!!! I'll give it to anyone who has a need for it)

Gnufsh · Jun 3, 2005

Diggrr said:
I think he got it by mistake.

I found a description on Dell.com "DMS 59-pin to Dual VGA ™ (Y-adapter)" for a MD-219 19-inch Dual Flat Panel Display System with 64 MB Quadro NVS 280 Video Card..

The ones I've seen with a similar cable have half-height Radeon X300s.

Diggrr · Jun 3, 2005

Yep, since the link was broken on their page, I couldn't check it out any further. Glad you had more uptodate info than Dell did

My Matrox was full sized and had two DVI plugs (and two VGA adapters). Miss that card, but it was only 32Meg and w/o a tv tuner.

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