# Identify this (video?) connector... **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 30, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-video-connector/342216 "2006-01-30T16:20:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-video-connector/342216/1 "2006-01-30T16:20:04Z")
Got a mystery port that I’m trying to find an adapter for. Hopefully, it’s just some weird new video standard that I’ve never heard of. It’s 15 pins wide (call 'em 1-15) by 4 pins high (A-D). There’s no hole in at position A3. Looks something like this: ```auto oo oooooooooooo ooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooo ``` ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-video-connector/342216/2 "2006-01-30T16:21:06Z")
> [@black455](#): > > Got a mystery port that I’m trying to find an adapter for. Hopefully, it’s just some weird new video standard that I’ve never heard of. > > It’s 15 pins wide (call 'em 1-15) by 4 pins high (A-D). There’s no hole in at position A3. > > Looks something like this: > > ```auto > > oo oooooooooooo > ooooooooooooooo > ooooooooooooooo > ooooooooooooooo > > ``` Can you tell us what kind of equipment it’s on? ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-video-connector/342216/3 "2006-01-30T16:21:19Z")
Gah… I mean to add that it’s about the same size as a regular DVI port. Any ideas? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-video-connector/342216/4 "2006-01-30T16:23:24Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Can you tell us what kind of equipment it’s on? Sorry; a new Dell Precision 670 that somebody shipped us, in one of the PCI/AGP slots. My boss won’t allow me to crack the case until we get approval from the client. ---
**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-video-connector/342216/5 "2006-01-30T16:51:23Z")
One of [these](http://news.thomasnet.com/images/large/2003/02/19308.jpg), right? It’s a [DMS-59](http://www.force-elec.com/products/molex/dms59.asp) connector used to connect two monitors. [Here](http://www.pccables.com/01735.htm) is a splitter cable that breaks it out to two separate DVI connectors. ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-video-connector/342216/6 "2006-01-30T17:00:10Z")
> [@Antonius Block](#): > > One of [these](http://news.thomasnet.com/images/large/2003/02/19308.jpg), right? > > It’s a [DMS-59](http://www.force-elec.com/products/molex/dms59.asp) connector used to connect two monitors. [Here](http://www.pccables.com/01735.htm) is a splitter cable that breaks it out to two separate DVI connectors. DING! Is it going to matter whether the splitter goes to VGA or DVI? ---
**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-video-connector/342216/7 "2006-01-30T17:08:22Z")
> [@black455](#): > > DING! > > Is it going to matter whether the splitter goes to VGA or DVI? From the first link that **Antonius Block** posted: > [@](#): > > Molex has three adapter assemblies available: DMS-59 to two DVI-D receptacles; DMS-59 to two VGA receptacles; and DMS-59 to one DVI receptacle and one VGA receptacle.