Beware of HP docking stations at swaps, since there is a rash of those with fried DVI outputs. At my work QTH, we recently moved from Dell laptops (poor quality) to HP laptops (possibly even poorer quality, but cheaper, if that's even possible), and DVI outputs from the HP docking stations started failing left and right. For a while, the IT folks were replacing the HP docking stations en masse, but finally gave up on it, since the replacements were all starting to fail, also. My docking station bit the dust last week, crippling my productivity since I rely heavily on using Windows 'extended desktop' so that I can easily copy 'n paste between program windows, since Windows insist on popping a window that gets input focus automatically to the top of the Z order on the screen (I miss Unix/Linux at work, I really do).
Their solution? They now replace the DVI cable from on failed docking stations to the external display with a VGA cable. Issue solved. What a crock. The external display is definitely now not as crisp. So, if you see piles of HP docking stations in the flea markets, you will know why, and if DVI connectivity is important to your particular setup, you will steer clear. 73, -- Dave, N8SBE On 3/23/2012 5:08 PM, ~BG~ wrote: > <snip> > Some people also confuse the DMS-59 connector as a DVI connector. It's > becoming more common on some display adaptors for dual-monitor on desktop > PCs targeted corporate environments (I see tons of old Dells and HPs with > these at the local TRW Swap meet all the time, not to mention we've got'em > at work as well). > > http://www.molex.com/molex/products/family?key=dms59 > > http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/video/P69708/Qnvs280_EN/connect.htm > > > ./ben > W6MCM > > > <snip> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
