Are PC and TV monitors both necessary


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       #1

    Are PC and TV monitors both necessary


    If I have both my PC monitor and TV hooked to the PC, then both come out from being asleep just fine. But if I unhook the PC monitor, that is not the case. Am i doing something wrong or must both be hooked to the PC?

    Jerry
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit (SP 1)
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    glb45 said:
    If I have both my PC monitor and TV hooked to the PC, then both come out from being asleep just fine. But if I unhook the PC monitor, that is not the case. Am i doing something wrong or must both be hooked to the PC?

    Jerry

    Hi Jerry

    No they are not both required, I have a PC connectted to a TV via a DVI to HDMI cable and it works fine - unless I have a graphics card issues, in which case I plug a monitor in to resolve.

    Which is your default screen? (Which displays the bios message when booting?)

    If this is the monitor try swapping the cables over on your graphics card.

    Regards
    UKMedia
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  3. Posts : 6
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    Thread Starter
       #3

    UKMedia,

    The TV monitor is fed thru the HDMI output of the PC and the PC monitor is fed thru the DVI output of the PC. Are you suggesting to buy a DVI to HDMI cable and then feeding the TV from the PC DVI output? That seems that logically it should work. But is it necessary to buy a cable to solve the problem? (They are quite cheap so I can do so if necessary - just curious.)

    Jerry
      My Computer


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    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit (SP 1)
       #4

    glb45 said:
    UKMedia,

    The TV monitor is fed thru the HDMI output of the PC and the PC monitor is fed thru the DVI output of the PC. Are you suggesting to buy a DVI to HDMI cable and then feeding the TV from the PC DVI output? That seems that logically it should work. But is it necessary to buy a cable to solve the problem? (They are quite cheap so I can do so if necessary - just curious.)

    Jerry

    Hi Jerry


    That would fix the problem but what graphics card do you have? (It's easier if you complete your system specs.) The majority of cards have a default port which can't be changed.

    Regards
    UKMedia
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  5. Posts : 6
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    Thread Starter
       #5

    System Specs


    UKMedia,

    I have a vanilla Dell Inspiron 580 that is suppose to have a 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce G310.

    If I disconnect the PC monitor, when awakening the TV monitor does not respond. I have to hook back up the PC monitor, restart the system, log in on the PC monitor, and then reactivate WMC on the TV.

    It seems like there is some software somewhere that is requiring that the DVI output be connected to something?

    Jerry
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 290
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit (SP 1)
       #6

    glb45 said:
    UKMedia,

    I have a vanilla Dell Inspiron 580 that is suppose to have a 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce G310.

    If I disconnect the PC monitor, when awakening the TV monitor does not respond. I have to hook back up the PC monitor, restart the system, log in on the PC monitor, and then reactivate WMC on the TV.

    It seems like there is some software somewhere that is requiring that the DVI output be connected to something?

    Jerry

    Okay Jerry

    That card does support dual monitors, so I would suggest that buying the new cable and swapping the monitor connections will sort out the problem. Let us know how you get on.

    Regards
    UKMedia.
      My Computer


  7. Posts : 6
    windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Solved


    It is necessary to disable the motherboard Intel HD graphics and then connect the PC monitor
    to the NVIDIA card. The NVIDIA card is then recognized and the NVIDIA can be used to drive only the TV.
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