desrtfx (set the phone on speaker and motioned the colleagues to remain silent): NO, again, it means that your screen and computer are not connected. This has ...111SignalcablenotconnectedClose111PostedbyExdesertbasedtechsupport8yearsagoArchivedSignalcablenotconnectedHerearetheotherparts:Talesfromthedesert-PartI-SignalCablenotconnectedTalesfromthedesert-PartII-HardDiskcleanupoverdoneTalesfromthedesert-PartIII-Orange<>GreenTalesfromthedesert-PartIV-CMPGandtheBigBangTalesfromthedesert-PartV-ControlSystemonlyshowsabout50%ofmeasuredvalue-orRTFM!Talesfromthedesert-PartVI-Excelcan'tcalculateCoupleofyearsagoIwasworkingintheAutomationdepartmentofanoilfield.Besidesthenormalautomationwork,wealsohadtohandlePCandNetworksupport.Beingataveryremoteplaceitwasquitecommontoloseinternetconnection.Oneafternoon,Igetacall:Caller:Myscreensays"Signalcablenotconnected.Doesthismean,Ihavenointernetoristheinternetdowninthewholefield?"desrtfx:No,thismeans,thatyourmonitorcableisnotconnectedtothecomputer.CheckiftheBLUEplugissecurelyconnectedtoboththemonitorandthePC.Caller:So,doonlyIhavenointernetorthewholefield?desrtfx(setthephoneonspeakerandmotionedthecolleaguestoremainsilent):NO,again,itmeansthatyourscreenandcomputerarenotconnected.Thishasnothingtodowiththeinternet.CheckthecablewiththeBLUEplugs.Caller:So,Idon'thaveinternet?thisconversationbasicallyrepeateditselfforthenextcoupleofminuteslaterdesrtfx(alreadyquitedesperate):Fromwhichofficeareyoucalling?Caller:Officexxxdesrtfx:Whatcomputerhastheproblem,thewhiteone,ortheblackone?(therewere2PCsinthatofficeandIfiguredthatitwouldn'tmakesensetoaskspecificallyforthemodel,soIjustaskedforthecolour.TheWHITEonewasadesktopmodelonwhichthemonitorstood.TheBLACKonewasatoweronthefloor.)Caller:Thewhiteone.desrtfx:Hmm,Iseeyourproblem.CannotworkbecausethePCisinourofficeforrepairs,youhaveonlythescreen,mouse,andkeyboard.Caller:SoIdon'thaveinternet,orthewholefield?desrtfx:hungup....ImmediatelyafterIhungup,allmycolleaguesandmyselfbrokeintohystericallaughter.Especiallysin