A monitor control system capable of reprogramming the function of a LCD
monitor. The monitor control system utilizes VGA signal lines for video
signal transmission during normal mode of operation and the same VGA
signal lines for transmitting erase/record commands and data when the
erasable programmable ROM inside the monitor demands reprogramming. Using
an isolator circuit in the monitor control system for isolating an
erase/record pathway of an erasable programmable ROM from a normal video
pathway, data within the erasable programmable ROM can be modified
without opening up the monitor casing. Hence, the modification of monitor
function is much more convenient.