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iain13

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    dual monitors
    « on: July 12, 2010, 01:50:43 PM »
    I was looking into the prospect of setting up my desktop with an additional monitor.
    I have a geforce fx 5500 graphics card with a VGA and a DVI output

    Is it possible to have 2 monitors coming from the same graphics card? Will my card support this?

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    Iain13

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    Re: dual monitors
    « Reply #1 on: July 12, 2010, 03:23:52 PM »
    Yes. See your documentation




    iain13

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      Re: dual monitors
      « Reply #2 on: July 12, 2010, 03:30:21 PM »
      I have not bought another monitor yet
      I wanted to check if it would be compatible first.

      I take it you can have 2 monitors plugged into the same graphics card then using different output sockets?

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      Re: dual monitors
      « Reply #3 on: July 12, 2010, 03:35:50 PM »
      Yes, your card will support dual monitors.  One monitor must, of course, be VGA.  The monitor connected to the DVI port can either use a DVI cable or a VGA cable indirectly connected to the DVI port by using a DVI-to-VGA adapter between the computer and the monitor cable.

      Note: your card may not support monitors with very high resolutions, such as 1980 x 1200 but anything lower should work. 

      iain13

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        Re: dual monitors
        « Reply #4 on: July 12, 2010, 03:37:22 PM »
        Thanks,

        Thought it was best to check before spending money on a monitor
        You have been very helpful

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        Re: dual monitors
        « Reply #5 on: July 12, 2010, 03:44:34 PM »
        Glad to have helped.  And, welcome to the forum.  Come back anytime.