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Connect second monitor to one computer

  • 02-01-2010 5:27am
    #1
    Jam-Fly
    Registered Users Posts: 549 ✭✭✭


    Okay, I have googled/asked people/checked forums and still haven't found how to do this properly.

    I want to collect a second monitor (it's a samsung TV) to my computer (packard bell). I have one monitor already connected with a VGA cable. I would also like to connect the second monitor with a VGA cable but the actual computer only has one socket for it.


    Any ideas what to do? Thanks a million.


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  • #2
    TCP/IP_King
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭TCP/IP_King


    Jam-Fly wrote: »
    Okay, I have googled/asked people/checked forums and still haven't found how to do this properly.

    I want to collect a second monitor (it's a samsung TV) to my computer (packard bell). I have one monitor already connected with a VGA cable. I would also like to connect the second monitor with a VGA cable but the actual computer only has one socket for it.


    Any ideas what to do? Thanks a million.

    you need a dual display graphics card e.g. (check out compatibility for your particular PC before purchase)
    http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/product_geforce_gtx_295_uk.html


  • #3
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    TCP/IP_King wrote: »
    you need a dual display graphics card e.g. (check out compatibility for your particular PC before purchase)
    http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/product_geforce_gtx_295_uk.html

    Quick question here, I have an onboard video card and an an additional one I put in. Can I plug screens into the onboard and the installed one? Ive tried but it cant see the onboard one anymore


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Tallon wrote: »
    Quick question here, I have an onboard video card and an an additional one I put in. Can I plug screens into the onboard and the installed one? Ive tried but it cant see the onboard one anymore

    You couldnt do this back in 2007 with intel onboard graphics unless you had an old pci graphics card(as opposed to a pci-e card) but i am not sure about now. i doubt it will be very functional if you can. multi output graphics card is the easiest option. You can get one for 20 thatl do it.


  • #5
    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    Tallon wrote: »
    Quick question here, I have an onboard video card and an an additional one I put in. Can I plug screens into the onboard and the installed one? Ive tried but it cant see the onboard one anymore

    Generally when a second card is fitted the onboard disables itself in the bios. You should be able to go into the bios and enabled the onboard video again.

    And it works perfectly. We've over 100 pcs in work doing exactly that.


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