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Do you screw in both bolts on VGA cables, just the top one or ignore them altogether?
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Just one on each end.
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My current job, we test products with these cables, we are required to screw in both when plugging it in, so both.
You have some code to do so?
I sure wish my external HDDs had screw in ports. Those things come loose if there's a change in air pressure.
It depends.
For my work computer, I screw them in tight, both on the monitor and the DP/VGA adapter.
For stationary devices (like overhead projectors) and extension cords, I screw them in, but not very tight.
For classroom computers, I only screw them in on the monitor and leave them unscrewed on the computer. Students can't keep their legs calm and often snag the cables. I prefer to let the connectors harmlessly disconnect instead of damaging the graphics card or motherboard.
The real answer is the top one fell out a long time ago.
That one standoff got loose 12 years ago, so none.
Otherwise, it's all HDMI and DP.
One if somewhat temporary.
Both if I want 1-2% increase in performance.
if I HAVE to use vga, and its only being used for 1 computer, than both, else none if im only using it for temporary reason , none.
I plugged one in today. I left the screws loose. Ironically I moved it between two computers that couldn't originally do VGA.
I re-organised my leisure desk. My C64 sometimes hooks up to a TFT thanks to my turbo chameleon 64 cartridge.
Today I hooked my C64 up to my CRT instead. I needed that TFT for my Amiga 1200 which has DVI-I out thanks to my indivision flickerfixer. But I have a DVI->VGA adapter to use that same cable.
I donβt screw them in unless itβs in a confined location where the cable is applying pressure to unseat, or if itβs fallen off at least once
Neither, and I never once had the cable fall out. Just imagine the countless seconds I saved from not screwing and unscrewing.
Context kind of matters for me, but if I'm screwing any in, it's both of them.
My monitors are on a swivel bar, and plug into the underside. Those get screwed completely in if the cable has screws. But on the desktop, since it doesn't really move and I've never yanked a cable, they're usually left loose.
I usually screw in both bolts but I still have an old laptop that I use on very rare occasions that doesn't have the screw holes for some reason.
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Both, but the second always gets stuck before the end.
Are you fully tightening one side before starting on the other side?