Bought this computer tower for my dad. to replace his 9 year old HP desktop with Windows 7. The new computer has a blue colored port with 3 rows of 5 holes. What type of cable is needed to connect this computer to his old monitor? null

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korhan · Accepted Answer

blue is reserved for VGA cable , usually white is for DVI, that is much slimmer and wide. so sounds like you need a VGA

HP Team · Answer

This is a VGA port. A VGA cable is very commonly used to connect monitors, because it is often included on older monitors.

“Bought this computer tower for my dad. to replace his 9 year old HP desktop with Windows 7. The new computer has a blue colored port with 3 rows of 5 holes. What type of cable is needed to connect this computer to his old monitor?”

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