05-31-2014, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Nufy
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Dell Desktop with on-board VGA for Video and an external video card that supports DVI, HDMI and S-Video.
Win XP Home O.S.
Currently using the DVI connection of the external video card.
How do I configure the pc to use the on-board VGA connection for a second monitor.
Currently when it is not recognized when plugged in.
Thanks.
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I don't think it's possible.
As far as I know, you can't run both video cards independently. The motherboard will output through either video card, but not both at the same time and definitely not both in conjunction.
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05-31-2014, 01:44 PM
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Some newer systems with on-board video will do it, but I don't remember older systems having that as a feature being very common.
Worst case is get a cheap 2nd video card.
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05-31-2014, 02:04 PM
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I wonder if my Invidia card will support dual monitors on one of the other ports...
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05-31-2014, 02:39 PM
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If your current card has multiple outputs, then almost certainly you can connect each of those outputs to a separate monitor. Sometimes you need an adapter or 2 to get to what you need for your monitor input though.
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05-31-2014, 02:57 PM
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Yep...
I'm off to get a DVI to HDMI adapter or cable this afternoon.
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05-31-2014, 11:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by photon
Some newer systems with on-board video will do it, but I don't remember older systems having that as a feature being very common.
Worst case is get a cheap 2nd video card.
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Yeah, on the older boards with on-board video I'd maybe need to change the bios to get a video card to work. My current board, Gigabyte Z68-UD3P (1155) plays fine with the on-board video on one monitor and the other monitors (TV) connected to the video card.
Sometimes not all outputs are active at the same time on video cards.
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06-02-2014, 12:18 AM
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will XP do multi monitors natively like that? i can't remember any more. i do know that vista had an issue with doing more than 2 monitors without help, but win 7 can do it no problems particularly with appropriate hardware.
i don't know if i have added anything to the convo, but wouldn't the computer also work faster (and safer) running win7 instead of xp?
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06-11-2014, 11:02 AM
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Up and working through the external video card.
DVI for one and HDMI/DVI cable for the other.
Computer is too old to run XP.
PC is for my son until he needs a new laptop for school in a year or so.
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06-11-2014, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Nufy
Computer is too old to run XP.
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Too old to run XP??? How old is this thing?
Man...I'll be the specs on it are laughable.
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06-12-2014, 12:41 PM
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Huh... my card has dual DVI's that I'm running two monitors on, but one of the monitors doesn't have a DVI input so I'm just using a VGA cord with an adapter. I'd use the monitor's HDMI port, but my card doesn't seem to want to do the dual monitor thing through different types of inputs - it's two DVI monitors, or one HDMI.
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06-13-2014, 05:38 PM
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oops...too old for Win 7
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06-13-2014, 05:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 19Yzerman19
Huh... my card has dual DVI's that I'm running two monitors on, but one of the monitors doesn't have a DVI input so I'm just using a VGA cord with an adapter. I'd use the monitor's HDMI port, but my card doesn't seem to want to do the dual monitor thing through different types of inputs - it's two DVI monitors, or one HDMI.
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My Invidia card has the following o/p's
1 - HDMI
1 - DVI
1 - S-Video
I was able to get it to work on XP by connecting 1 monitor to the DVI port and the second to the HDMI port using a HDMI - DVI cable.
On each monitor I am connected using the DVI port.
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