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Dual Monitor setup 2nd Monitor black screen
I've made this post before but I'm still having the same problem.
I've been using a second monitor for over a year and used it for streaming with OBS with no problems. I decided to record my gameplay instead and changed my OBS settings from Encoding: x264 to NvidiaVSENC for better quality. During that time I noticed every now and then my second monitor would quickly flicker black or just a strange color at least once a day. Not sure if it was a coincidence or because I made those OBS changes. A week or so later the second monitor just went black. Things I tried:
-Unplugging everything
-Reinstalling graphics drivers
-Updating drivers
-Reseating graphics card
-Changing VGA cord
-Tried another monitor and it did the same thing??
-Also changed the OBS settings back to x264 and nothing happened
-Booting in safe mode but couldn't detect the second monitor. (It's detected normally, just black though)
The weird thing is when I haven't used the monitor for awhile and just have the power cord plugged in it will show "no signal" but when I connect it to the computer it will go black. Then even when I unplug it from the computer it will stay black and won't go back to the 'no signal' screen.
This was a little over a month ago and I gave up. Today I tried plugging the second monitor back in and it worked for about a minute then went black again. My main monitor works fine.
The monitor has a backlight and the power light is green. Second monitor is connected from VGA to DVI with an adapter. I also have a HDMI to display port cable I tried but same thing happens.
CPU: AMD FX 6300
GPU: NVidia Geforce GTX 950 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...82E16814487158
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)
Last edited by Mikaa; 06 Aug 2017 at 22:07.