Not detecting second screen

[flawless]

I received my new pc today and after I set it up I tried to plug in my second monitor but it is not detecting it.

my graphics card is a radeon HD 6950 2gb
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1041&pid=1235&psn=&lid=1&leg=0

can anyone help?

 

[LiquidSnak]

How is each monitor hooked up?

 

[flawless]

Both are using vga to dvi. both vga's are going to the screens and the dvi ends are into the computer.

 

[LiquidSnak]

I believe that you cannot use two VGA-DVI adapters.

 

[flawless]

Well i had the exact same setup for my last pc and it worked fine. Also, there is no vga in the back of my pc so its the only possible way.

 

[LiquidSnak]

Your card has one DVI-I and one DVI-D. VGA is analog so you can't run two VGA monitors unless you use a displayport to VGA adapter, or a digital LCD monitor, not analog, and just hook up the DVI.

 

[flawless]

i have hdmi ports in both the computer and on one of my screens. when i link that up the quailty is poor and the screen size is a little smaller than it should be. By using the hdmi i can link my second monitor to the working dvi port and get the dual screen working. only problem is the bad quality on the hdmi screen.

 

[LiquidSnak]

You have a monitor with VGA and HDMI, but no DVI?

 

[flawless]

One of the monitors have a dvi. What am i meant to do with it?

One monitor has a hdmi port and a vga port. the other has vga and dvi.

 

[flawless]

this might sound weird, and i dont think it is me being stupid but the dvi will not fit into the back of my screen. the 4 little pins around the biggest pin on the dvi wont fit in the screen

 

[LiquidSnak]

If it's possible can you take a picture and post it of the end of your cable, and the DVI port on the monitor?

It would be best to hook up the monitor with VGA to the adapter, and use the second DVI port on the card to the DVI port on the monitor.

 

[flawless]

I would try that but the dvi doesnt fit into the monitor. I will take some pictures now.

Screen one, Screen two and the dvi cable

On the dvi port you can see the big pin and the 4 small pins around it. on the monitor it has the same 4 holes around the big pin but they are too small

 

[LiquidSnak]

Ah. The inexpensive route I would say, is just pick up a new DVI cable that doesn't have those four pins.

 

[flawless]

Does it have a special name so i know what i am looking for? Also, will that definitely work?

 

[Solarstarshines]

Do you have a Hdmi Monitor if so use DVI on one and HDMI on the other you can get a HDMI cable short of 10 bucks if you shop around


it is more Benificial that way i think never had issues since just a idea nothing is set in stone

 

[flawless]

I tried the hdmi wire and the highest resolution is 1600. I want to use 1920 like my other screen.

 

[flawless]

Here is the exact card, if it helps. http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1041&pid=1235&psn=&lid=1&leg=0

 

[LiquidSnak]

It doesn't. The problem with the two DVI's is they are different. One supports a VGA adapter and one does not.

 

[flawless]

so i just need to buy a dvi to dvi, one of them not having the 4 pins. Does the dvi without the 4 pins have a specific name?

So its a dvi-d to dvi-i cable. Does anyone know where i can buy this from in england? Ive looked every where.

 

[ZyanWu]

Just humor me:
Plug in your monitors.
Open Device Manager, expand Monitors and tell me what you see. Are there 2 monitor devices showing or just one?

If you switch the cable from your 1st monitor with the cable used to connect the 2nd monitor, does the 1st monitor still work?

Do the same for the 2nd monitor. Does the 2nd monitor work?