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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: iain13 on July 12, 2010, 01:50:43 PM

Title: dual monitors
Post by: iain13 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?

Regards,
Iain13

Title: Re: dual monitors
Post by: Geek-9pm on July 12, 2010, 03:23:52 PM

Yes. See your documentation
(http://geek9pm.com/jpg/dual-display.jpg)

Title: Re: dual monitors
Post by: iain13 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?

Regards,
Iain13

Title: Re: dual monitors
Post by: soybean 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. 

Title: Re: dual monitors
Post by: iain13 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

Regards
Iain13

Title: Re: dual monitors
Post by: soybean on July 12, 2010, 03:44:34 PM

Glad to have helped.  And, welcome to the forum.  Come back anytime.