Solved Computer believes 2 monitors are connected when only 1 is

lolz921

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I have recently bought a new computer, so I took my SSD and all of my HDD's out of my old PC and put them in the new one, although i decided that i would like to use my old setup to learn how to overclock. (the computer was going to get thrown out so if i destroy it it doesn't really matter) I was given an old 40GB which i planned on installing windows on.
The problem is that I connected my display to the onboard when installing windows as the computer wouldn't boot from anything. (i also reset the bios, removed the graphics card completely and used a bootable USB flash drive to install windows as i didn't know the real cause of the problem) After windows was installed i put the graphcis card back in, but now the computer believes that 2 monitors are connected to the computer when in reality only 1 is.
I've Googled this and found nothing and absolutely nobody i know can work the problem out, please tell me if you need any extra info as I am more than happy to give it to you if it helps you work out my problem.
thank you in advance
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
Did you turn off the onboard graphics card (in the BIOS)?
 

My Computer My Computer

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W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, ...AMD Phenom II x6 1100T, 3.3 GHz12GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill (4GB x 2), G-Skill (2G...NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
n/a
OS
W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II x6 1100T, 3.3 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 (AM3)
Memory
12GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill (4GB x 2), G-Skill (2GB x 2)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Sound Card
Realtek?
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung S23B350
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
WD Green 2TB (SATA), WD Green 3TB (SATA), WD Blue 4TB (SATA), WD Blue 6TB (SATA)
PSU
Cooler Master
Case
Antec GX300 Tower
Cooling
3x Antec TRICOOL 120mm Fans
Mouse
Wired Optical
Internet Speed
DSL
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Pale Moon (64 bit)
Other Info
2018-12-27 Upgraded HDDs
2015-12-10 Upgraded case, graphics card, storage
2015-08-15 Upgraded motherboard & RAM
2015-07-15 Upgraded LM17.1 to LM17.2
I am unable to view any of the startup screens (motherboard screen, mac address screen, bios etc.), the first thing i can see when the computer starts is the windows logo, until then, the screen is just black
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
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Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
Try the "F2" or "Del" Keys

Try holding down the "F2" Key (or "Del" key) when you power on or reboot your machine (it may beep annoyingly).
 
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, ...AMD Phenom II x6 1100T, 3.3 GHz12GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill (4GB x 2), G-Skill (2G...NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
n/a
OS
W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II x6 1100T, 3.3 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 (AM3)
Memory
12GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill (4GB x 2), G-Skill (2GB x 2)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Sound Card
Realtek?
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung S23B350
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
WD Green 2TB (SATA), WD Green 3TB (SATA), WD Blue 4TB (SATA), WD Blue 6TB (SATA)
PSU
Cooler Master
Case
Antec GX300 Tower
Cooling
3x Antec TRICOOL 120mm Fans
Mouse
Wired Optical
Internet Speed
DSL
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Pale Moon (64 bit)
Other Info
2018-12-27 Upgraded HDDs
2015-12-10 Upgraded case, graphics card, storage
2015-08-15 Upgraded motherboard & RAM
2015-07-15 Upgraded LM17.1 to LM17.2
i have done this, i know it can enter the bios, i just cant view it. the computer believes the non existant monitor is the main one, so all the booting stuff would be viewed there instead of on my one.
no matter how often i choose the real monitor as the primary one, the computer still believes that the fake one is the number"1" monitor while the real one is number "2"
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
a screenshot, i hope this can help you:
i.imgur.com/Nf9nqwk.png
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
a screenshot, i hope this can help you:
i.imgur.com/Nf9nqwk.png

It doesn't.
Is that supposed to be a link?

I entered that file name in imgur.com and it said there were 0 results.

What happens if you:

  • Swap the monitor connection to the other video connection on your machine?
  • Remove the plugin graphics card?
  • Boot into "Safe Mode"?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, ...AMD Phenom II x6 1100T, 3.3 GHz12GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill (4GB x 2), G-Skill (2G...NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
n/a
OS
W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II x6 1100T, 3.3 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 (AM3)
Memory
12GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill (4GB x 2), G-Skill (2GB x 2)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Sound Card
Realtek?
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung S23B350
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
WD Green 2TB (SATA), WD Green 3TB (SATA), WD Blue 4TB (SATA), WD Blue 6TB (SATA)
PSU
Cooler Master
Case
Antec GX300 Tower
Cooling
3x Antec TRICOOL 120mm Fans
Mouse
Wired Optical
Internet Speed
DSL
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Pale Moon (64 bit)
Other Info
2018-12-27 Upgraded HDDs
2015-12-10 Upgraded case, graphics card, storage
2015-08-15 Upgraded motherboard & RAM
2015-07-15 Upgraded LM17.1 to LM17.2
i didn't post it write, just copy that into the URL, should work (works for me)

i just plugged the graphics card back in(it was disconnected and i was running from onboard) and now it seems to be working perfectly
thank you for your help, even if i don't know what the initial cause for this problem was
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
Good to hear

i didn't post it write, just copy that into the URL, should work (works for me)

The lack of "http://" threw me.

I just tried it (as you suggested) and it works. :)

i just plugged the graphics card back in(it was disconnected and i was running from onboard) and now it seems to be working perfectly
thank you for your help, even if i don't know what the initial cause for this problem was

The OS must have got confused. :confused:

I wasn't much help, since you fixed it yourself.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, ...AMD Phenom II x6 1100T, 3.3 GHz12GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill (4GB x 2), G-Skill (2G...NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
n/a
OS
W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II x6 1100T, 3.3 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 (AM3)
Memory
12GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill (4GB x 2), G-Skill (2GB x 2)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Sound Card
Realtek?
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung S23B350
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
WD Green 2TB (SATA), WD Green 3TB (SATA), WD Blue 4TB (SATA), WD Blue 6TB (SATA)
PSU
Cooler Master
Case
Antec GX300 Tower
Cooling
3x Antec TRICOOL 120mm Fans
Mouse
Wired Optical
Internet Speed
DSL
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Pale Moon (64 bit)
Other Info
2018-12-27 Upgraded HDDs
2015-12-10 Upgraded case, graphics card, storage
2015-08-15 Upgraded motherboard & RAM
2015-07-15 Upgraded LM17.1 to LM17.2
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