Haven’t plugged in a VGA cable in a long time. As someone else pointed out it depends if it is temporary or long term… I always screw them in if it is long term
Haven’t plugged in a VGA cable in a long time.
Exactly. What have you done to HDMI and DP ports?
Okay I’ll bite the bait. THE TOP ONE‽‽‽ What sick form factor are you using with vertical VGA ports?
That’s when you use the ports placed on the motherboard in a standard verical PC case, meaning the system uses integrated graphics for the visual output instead of deticated videocard. Videocards that are put into MB at 90° are horizontal, right, but in most office setups I handle they are rare nowadays. Videocards are almost exclusively installed when you handle 3d and content rendering in demanding apps, and for office and browser stuff they are too costy after the crypto price hike and in a sanctioned Russia.
Nettops have horizontal motherboards tho.
Many machines have vertical connectors, if the machine is turned for any reason. Or you’re using the on-board card, etc.
Desktop computers that have a vertically standing motherboard.
Both, heathens dont bother and they reap what they sow.
Hahaha, I can’t disagree, even as a heathen.
As others have said, depends on how permanent something is
Both
I’ve always screwed them both in very lightly
If it’s for more than a minute I’ll screw in VGA and DVI cables
Jesus Christ, both!! 😆 But only finger tight. Sod you bastards who get the screwdrivers out! That’s overkill. 😁
Both. If there’s a screw, I’m tightening it, baby.
I think this is highly dependent on the setup… like is this temporary, semi- temporary, or permanent?
Let’s say it’s for years, but this setup is not moving around at all and it’s one of like a hundred of machines you prepare for usage.
At least one, probably both.
Got it. I myself was a ‘both sides’ guy, kek, but gradually descended to just one and it’s yet to fail me.
Neither, and I never once had the cable fall out. Just imagine the countless seconds I saved from not screwing and unscrewing.
Both, three rotations after the threads catch.
One or none bears the risk of the connector coming out crooked and bending the pins, causing a potential alignment issue on the next connection and bending them further.
Who does just one? That’s worse than not doing either. Since they’re captive screws, doing just one can force the connector to wedge in crooked. I’ve had issues with tightening one too far before starting the threads on the other. Sometimes you have to go back and forth a couple times
I tighten both screws. With an impact driver. And a dab of LocTite for good measure.
Easy there, Satan!
It depends.
When the VGA socket I’m plugging the VGA cable has a screwing hole (for example, tower PCs as well as some HDMI-To-VGA adapters) , and I’m intending to let it plugged, I generally do screw them in, not entirely, but sufficiently to don’t let it escape due to VGA cable’s weight (especially if the cable has dozens of meters as well as those cilindrical magnetic thingies that reduces electromagnetic interference).
But one of my laptops have no screwing holes at the sides of the VGA socket so it’s impossible to screw the VGA cable.
I don’t screw them in unless it’s in a confined location where the cable is applying pressure to unseat, or if it’s fallen off at least once
