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    No red ona Dell Ultra scan P991

    When I went to the district yard to pick up my P201 monitors I was also given this. It was a perfect addition to my dimension 4100.
    I installed it, plugged it in and turned it on.
    Immediately I saw the screw was a light blue and red did not register. I wiggled the cord (from it's limited space) and got nothing. I tried warming the thing up and hitting it and still nothing. So now I assumed a blown red gun but then I disconnected the cord and with the "no signal detected" message came three bars.
    One blue
    One green
    One red

    Okay, so it was still able to display red but not from any computer? WTF?
    Is it doing the classic "dell thing" and refusing to be a good monitor?
    Find Nedry!


    Check the Vending machines!!

    <----Computer says I need more beer.

    #2
    Re: No red ona Dell Ultra scan P991

    Maybe the wire for red in the cable is broken...

    Do a OHM test on it

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_connector
    "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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      #3
      Re: No red ona Dell Ultra scan P991

      check the male vga pins for any bent/broken.
      common failure.

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        #4
        Re: No red ona Dell Ultra scan P991

        check the male vga pins for any bent/broken.
        Yep. One pin was crushed flat against the side of the connector.
        I was wondering why I was having a tough time plugging the monitor in.
        Find Nedry!


        Check the Vending machines!!

        <----Computer says I need more beer.

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