OT: HDMI cable slowly ejects itself.

Latched connectors are generally reserved for pro applications. In a domestic setting, one which pulls out is generally safer.

Can't be bothered to guess how many HDMI connectors there are here - and none has ever disconnected on its own. But then I never had problems with SCARTS either.

The TV in the kitchen here is on a wall bracket. Allowing it to be pivoted round so you can see it while cooking, or turned the other way to the seating area. That has an HDMI lead which has never come out.

But then you did mention Samsung...

Yes, but I have no problems with the TV end, its the computer end that seems to auto-disconnect every 6 months. :-(

It's just a standard Gigabyte AMD motherboard in a mini tower case.

If it happens again I might try one of those right angled adaptors so that the weight of the cable applies a twisting motion to the connector rather than pulling it downwards, which in a mini-tower means effectively pushing it to one side.

The hdmi cable between my HD FOX T2 and the Hazro monitor has never caused any problems but those connectors are horizontal.

Any handy screws? A bit of thread under those and wrapped round the cable beyond the connector?

I've never known an HDMI plug which doesn't click into place. Has somet= hing snapped or bent?

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I have an Ethernet cable that has lost its latch - I just cable-tied it to the adjacent VGA cable so that it's pushing the plug into the socket rather than pulling it out, and it rarely disconnects now even when I turn the PC (and the monitor that sits on it) to point in a different direction.

I take the wire-cutters to those with extreme prejudice ...

As an aside, what would you call those micro-HDMI connectors which have a couple of small spurs on the plug shielding which hold the plug more securely in place?

Most of my micro-HMDI to USB leads wobble too much to charge my Android tablet properly and some heat up due to the poor contact. I discovered the charge lead from my Amazon Echo made excellent contact when charging my tablet partly because of those two spurs or studs.

Unfortunately you can't buy the original Aamzon Echo charge lead so I want an identical equivalant with spurs and all.

I had this lead but despite all the claims the connector makes poor contact after a year's gentle use:

Sometimes a bit filed off the plastic shoulders of the plugs helps. I have noticed this particularly with eSATA which is also supposed to latch.

What's the story with ESATA? I thought it was electrically identical to SATA, and bought an ESATA to SATA cable, so I could stick a SATA drive into my ESATA socket on the front of the PC, with the drive powered off a seperate power supply. But it doesn't work, the drive isn't detected. I thought it would be a nice fast backup method instead of USB 3.

either mini-HDMI or micro=HDMI, depending on the size

Those in that picture look like a pair of crimp indententations.

I mean a micro HDMI plug with two sharpish slightly protuding sprung studs. (On mine Echo lead, they are on the longer flat side.)

I can't find a picture of them but in this photo the retaining spurs are clearly absent:

There are many possibilities here. One is that the computer is not designed properly. Another is that an internal lead has to be plugged into the motherboard to enable the eSATA connector. Or enabled in BIOS. I am sure I can think of more.

I found a picture which shows the spurs:

Home built machine with top spec motherboard. Front ESATA connector connected to ESATA header on the board, and enabled in BIOS. Also tried the one at the back that was soldered onto the board. It just refused to detect the drive. Should there be some kind of electronics to interface between ESATA and SATA? Since I bought a cable with one connector on each end, I assumed they would be compatible. Bought another cable from another manufacturer, same problem. Tried a few different hard disks too.

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Do you really not have a few spare quid to buy another cable?

Or as bad connecting as a usb. Blue tak is all I'll say. Brian

Peeler

Yes!