Computer Hope
Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: DDG2 on October 12, 2008, 12:37:39 PM
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I want to begin using 2 monitors. In the back of my Dell8300 are two blue sockets. One produces a picture when attached to my flat panel monitor. If I switch to the other socket on the computer I get a message on the monitor saying that I'm connected to the wrong socket.
I believe one of the sockets on the computer puts out an analog signal while the other one puts out a digital signal.
If I get another monitor and cable and plug into the available socket will I have two monitors so that I can view two different windows or will I just have two monitors showing the identical image?
In the research I've done I see instructions to click on boxes with 1 and 2 and so forth. I don't have any such boxes available with my version of XP Home. Or is that something that would appear if I had a different video card?
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You can use a display card with 2 outlets
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What video card is in there ? ?
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Or you can use a VGA to DVI adapter
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We may be looking at onboard video + a vid card here which is why i asked...
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What video card is in there ? ?
The card (per spec sheet) is "128mb ddr geforce fx 5200 with tv out and dvi"
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Go with the adapter Dvi to vga
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Go with the adapter Dvi to vga
If I get the adapter and another monitor and cable and plug into the available socket will I have two monitors so that I can view two different windows or will I just have two monitors showing the identical image?
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same image , You might want to [Google] type in , two monitors
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same image , You might want to [Google] type in , two monitors
That's how I got here.
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When you go to two monitors [google] it explains how you can split screen you monitors
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Check it out...
http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/SearchDetail.asp?productID=3071
Alan <><
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Thats alot better than the Y adapter for APPX: $20.00