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    Acer aspire 5520 unplug main monitor cable

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by unknown1138, Dec 1, 2011.

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    Hey all,

    I have dissamblied my acer aspire 5520 since my laptop monitor is broken, now I want to unplug the monitor cable so it automatically goes over to my VGA-plugged monitor. now I want to know if anyone knows what the right cable is to unplug.

    I have 1 cable unplugged atm but before I put it all back together I want to know if it is the right cable(s).

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    Kind regards,
    unknown1138

    P.S. I don't know if this is the right section but since it is acer related, I thought it would be the good section.
     
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    That's the cable that can be seen already unplugged on last photo.
     
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    First of all, thank you for replying and making that clear.

    Second, how about the cable on the first picture?
    It is connected to the monitor aswell.

    Kind regards,
    unknown1138
     
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    Hard to tell- I can see monitor cable, two Wi-Fi antenna cables but is there anything else there?

    Anyway- the one on the last photo is definitely the one your looking for although I don't know if disconnecting it will make the notebook automatically switch to an external screen.
     
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    It is the only for now, as my main monitor doesn't work.
    And thank you, I'll try it out tonight.
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    Everything is fixed and it switches over to VGA automatically now :) thank you for clearing out which cable I needed to left plugged out.
     
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    The other, small cable is the microphone next to the webcam.
     
    .NetRolller 3D, Dec 1, 2011
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