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Question posted by donmcmanman on January 13th, 2013

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Hello, I'm setting up the Vostro 470. I get this message: "Plug the monitor cable into the add-in graphics card connector. This may require a video adapter or video adapter cable (provided with the system)." Where is the correct connection? I have a peice called VGA 7P365 A00. Is that the video "graphics adapter cable?" Don

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Answer #1: Posted by NiranjanvijaykumarAtDell on January 14th, 2013 4:51 AM

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Yes, the VGA cable is the cable used to connect from the monitor to the computer. Please view the attached image for clarification.

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