lcd swap

[djk2450]

i am new on this forum. i have a gateway pfd 1520 lcd that has begun to blink and is getting worse. i also have a 15" lcd panel from a gateway profile 2 that was working fine. i would like to swap the old 1520 panel with the new profile panel. the problem is the connections. the 1520 has a regular 3 prong power receptacle and the standard multi-pin connector for the display. the profile has some much smaller connectors that attached into the computing unit of the profile 2. is there any way that i can convert the profile 2 cables to accept the standard power and display cords? thanks. i hope this works out. any suggestions or help is appreciated. Peace and God bless. dan

 

[P11]

Ya, i think its possible to get a converter from VGA to DVI but its hard to find. i would reccomend getting a better graphic card that has a DVI connector.

 

[djk2450]

i did find some adapters for dvi to vga on sites, but the connector on the profile 2 is much smaller than a dvi. it measures about 3/16 x 1/4 x 3/4". it has about 12 or 14 pin receptacles. would this be the dvi? thanks for the reply and the help. dan

 

[P11]

im not sure, do you mind posting the link?

 

[djk2450]

i googled dvi/vga adapter and came up with several sites. one was monster cable (expensive) and 123 cable? (reasonable).

 

[P11]

ok so you need to convert the many reciptor cable (DVI) to the standard blue connector?

 

[djk2450]

yep, that is my problem. the examples of the adapter on the web sites make the dvi look bigger than the connector i have connecting to the lcd now. as i said, it is a really small connecting device. thanks again.