How to Hook Up an SVGA Cable

Connect your computer to your monitor using a SVGA cable.

A Super Video Graphics Array (SVGA) cable is designed to hook up your computer to a high definition screen or monitor. The enhanced picture that an SVGA connection produces increases the enjoyment of surfing the Internet as well as watching movies. Most high definition televisions on the market today now have an SVGA connection that allows you to connect the TV to your computer. Gaining the benefit of SVGA is as simple as hooking up a cable.

Instructions

1. Locate the SVGA output on your computer and input on your monitor. The connections are the same size and shape as the plugs on the ends of the SVGA cable, and have two small screw holes on either side of the socket.

2. Plug one end of the SVGA cable into the monitor output on your computer. The plug has a 15-pin configuration inside of it that is larger at the top then on the bottom. Turn the plug to match the connection and push it into the output socket. Do not force the plug or you could damage the pins. Twist the two knobs on the back of the plug clockwise to extend the screws on the plug into the connection screw holes to secure the plug in place.

3. Connect the other end of the SVGA cable to the input socket on your monitor in the same manner as described in the previous step.

References

• SVGA cable: Home page
• Geek with laptop: How to connect laptop to TV