2 displays, 1 no signal PLS HELP

dingbat03 · 31 Jul 2011

Hi guys

All new here, joined up today!

I need help, I've looked around on here and am struggling to find a solution

Will try to explain...

I have ATI Radeon HD4350 512MB graphics card, it has D-Sub, DVI & HDMI sockets on rear. I have downloaded all the latest updates

I have HP 2010i LCD monitor at a resolution of 1600x900 this is connected DVI to DVI

I have a Samsung 40" 1080p LCD tv. I have this connected to my computer HDMI to HDMI

I want the computer to work on both displays... but it wont plat ball!

I cannot get a display on the tv; it works on startup but when Win7 is loaded the display is no signal, the monitor works ok

If I turn off the monitor by the power button the tv still has no display BUT if I unplug the DVI cable from the monitor the display on the TV comes to life, when I plug it back in the tv goes blank.

The GPU and Win7 both recognise both display units but only the monitor works

How do I get both monitor and TV display working??

Many thanks in advance

Zepher · 31 Jul 2011

That card will only do 1 monitor on the DVI or HDMI and one on the VGA.
without adding more hardware, you will have to run the monitor on the VGA port and the TV on the HDMI.

dingbat03 · 31 Jul 2011

ok will try but why is that when the AMD Vision Engine Control Centre shows two displays?

dingbat03 · 31 Jul 2011

what additional hardware would i require to use both DVI and HDMI?

Zepher · 31 Jul 2011

another video card or a USB to DVI/VGA adapter.

dingbat03 · 31 Jul 2011

ok thank you, video card would be cheaper than an adapter. im already using the PCI express slot what type of card would i need for pci slot?

TVeblen · 31 Jul 2011

One like this would do:
Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P1-N402-LR GeForce 6200 512MB 64-bit DDR2 PCI 2.1 Video Card

Pretty low end graphics though.

dingbat03 · 01 Aug 2011

i have discoverd i have spare pci express x1 slot is there a budget end video card for this?

TVeblen · 01 Aug 2011

This information will be helpful as you make a decision on this:
What kind of expansion slot should you use for your video card?

But the most important info there is this:

"The best slot to use for video cards is the PCI-Express x16 slot. The next best is the AGP slot. The next best is a PCI-Express x1 slot but video cards which fit that slot are very hard to find as of late 2006. The worst choice for a video card is a PCI slot. "

You might be better off looking for a single new video card with the correct outputs for what you want to do. Or use an adapter as Zepher suggested.