On Oct 19, 15:40, Iggy Drougge wrote: Those HDD15 connectors are a bit fiddly, and in a commercial environment it makes sense to have an "approved" repair done if the equipment is very new, as it has implicatons for the warranty. Also, some cheaper monitor cables use twisted pairs instead of coax (yuk!) and if you cut off the moulded plug, it can be a pain to sort out which wire is which. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York