Attach my monitor to a Dell laptop

[coramae14]

Can i attach an HP 2009m monitor (mine) to a Dell laptop (work provided)? 
Monitor has  power cord and a 15-pin serial on both ends cord. Is there an adapter that can be obtained to make one end USB?

[Echo_Lake]

@coramae14

Thank you for posting on HP Support Community.

Don't worry as I'll be glad to help, I have a few troubleshooting steps we could try to fix the issue:  

Computers and TVs have a wide variety of video connection types. The video connection on your computer must match the connection on your TV or monitor.

note:If your PC only has DVI and your TV does not have a DVI port, you can use a special adapter or converter cable.

1. Select a connection type based on your second monitor.

   • Monitor: VGA or DVI cable

   • TV: Video (composite) or S-video cable

   • High Definition TV: DVI or HDMI cable

2. Connect the TV or monitor to the computer using the cable you chose.

3. Connect a power cable to the TV or monitor, and then turn it on.

4. TV connections only: Change the TV video input source to match the video source connection from the computer (Line-1, Video-1, HDMI, etc.). Refer to documents that came with the TV for instructions.

   Depending on the TV, the image quality might not be as good as that of a monitor.

5. Turn on the computer.

Hope this helps! Keep me posted for further assistance.
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