i dont know much about monitors or computers. i just got a viewsonic p815 for free. i have a emachines t3256 running xp with 2 gigs of ram and an athlon xp3200+ 2.21ghz. i only have 1 standard
monitor port on my tower can i use the parralel port or serial port.
also this monitor has 5 connectors that look like you would use for a tv camera. but the owner dose not have any of those cables.
leoslayer 0 Newbie Poster
Rik_ 111 Nearly a Posting Maven
I have some experience with Emachines. Go out and get yourself a decent quality PSU before your standard one blows and does untold damage to your system.
Following this advice could well save you a lot of money.
To use the second monitor you will need a compatible graphics card, provided your motherboard can take one. A monitor cannot be connected to either a parallel port or serial port.
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