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Main => Audio/Jukebox/MP3 Forum => Topic started by: Lucky13 on February 23, 2006, 02:23:39 pm
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I recently just purchaced a 18" NEC touchscreen but while going throught the pictures I noticed another vga cable. Do I need a special video card or other hardware in order to have a touch screen?
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEC-18-LCD-ELO-Touch-Screen-POS-Display-PC-MONITOR_W0QQitemZ8770263659QQcategoryZ29503QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/NEC-18-LCD-ELO-Touch-Screen-POS-Display-PC-MONITOR_W0QQitemZ8770263659QQcategoryZ29503QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
Thanks
Nate
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No.
This monitor seen to use a standard seriel mouse cable. So if your computer dosen't have a seriel port, you may get a seriel -> PS/2 adapter (if there are no adapter in the box).
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It comes with an 8 port and 15 port serial cables. Now the 8 port is the port for the video and the 15 is for the touchscreen capability correct?
The motherboard is the Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro-SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
Videocard is the ATI All-In-Wonder 2006 PCI Express
Am I alright with what I have or do I need to get another card?
Thanks
Nate
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The 15 pin is the VGA and the 8 pin is for the touch screen. All you do is plug in the cable to your computer and install the drvier he ships you. It took me a second to find the other power switch that the monitor has besides the one on the front.
As long as the motherboard has a serial port you will be fine.
I just got my NEC in the mail yesterday. Very easy to setup. I'm not sure how I'm going to secure it in my Jukebox yet. I may decase it, not sure though.
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Thanks for your help! I'll see how I'm sitting when the monitor gets here today or tomorrow.
Nate