Running two monitors?

[lostsoul62]

How can I run two monitors from one computer? Can I run a VGA and DVI from the motherboard into one video card which has VGA and DMI? Or do I need a dual VGA card?

 

[Lemur]

You can use the vga/dmi card. or dmi/dmi. or use an adapter two switch dmi and vga.

 

[paulpicks21]

Do you have a graphics card or just the onboard motherboard graphics?

And if you do have a graphics card , what is it?

 

[lostsoul62]

Do you have a graphics card or just the onboard motherboard graphics?

And if you do have a graphics card , what is it?

I have a ATI Radeon™ HD 3600 Series which has 1 gig of RAM
I talk with the best buy geek squad and they said I can't run two monitors from one video card - one from the VGA and one from the DVI that I needed a graphics card with dual VGA

 

[Lemur]

Do you have a graphics card or just the onboard motherboard graphics?

And if you do have a graphics card , what is it?

I have a ATI Radeon™ HD 3600 Series which has 1 gig of RAM
I talk with the best buy geek squad and they said I can't run two monitors from one video card - one from the VGA and one from the DVI that I needed a graphics card with dual VGA

Stupid Geeks! . Go tell them they don't know squat!

Drive two displays simultaneously with independent resolutions, refresh rates, color controls and video overlays for each display

ATI Radeonâ„¢ HD 3600 Series GPU Specifications

 

[stormy13]

Please try and keep one subject to one thread please,

http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/107073-ati-radeon-hd-3600-series.html

And Lemur you were nicer to the GS than I was.

 

[Lemur]

Please try and keep one subject to one thread please,

http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/107073-ati-radeon-hd-3600-series.html

And Lemur you were nicer to the GS than I was.

Heck, I was hijacked and didn't even realize it.

 

[alphanumeric]

It should be doable as long as the video card supports dual displays. I'm doing it with my 220GT, one VGA and one DVI. Once you have both monitors connected, boot into windows and hit the windows key and the P key at the same time. Then see if it will let you select Extend. Or open control panel, click the Display icon, and then select Change display settings from the list on the left. The next window to open should show your two monitors. In there you can set your screen resolution, ID them, and move them around if they are physically reversed. One thing I have noticed is that only the primary monitor displays the boot screen and logon screen. My second monitor is blank until windows loads my desktop.

 

[lostsoul62]

I bought a DVI cable and put it into my video's card DVI connection and the other end into another monitor and it say check your connection so is this suppose to work?

 

[The Howling Wolves]

I know I am late to this post but here is a good article I just found... Might be worth the read. IMO
Move windows between multiple monitors

 

[Darician]

Go to the Catalyst Control Center, click on "Graphics" then select "Desktops & Displays" and have it detect both your displays. Additionally, if this doesn't work, turn the monitor that isn't displaying on and off and it may fix the issue. Let us know what happens.

 

[lostsoul62]

Move windows between multiple monitors

Thank you this works, The geek squad don't know shit.
Richard

 

[Lordbob75]

Move windows between multiple monitors

Thank you this works, The geek squad don't know shit.
Richard

That about sums it up :sarc:

Basically, if your card has 2 output ports, you can run 2 monitors. But with a lower end card, don't expect to run 2 games on 1900x1680 res monitors...

Hell, some cards can run 6 monitors: ATI Radeon Eyefinity unveiled: up to six monitors on a single card -- Engadget

~Lordbob