help on dual monitors

[vosschs 5,000+ posts]

im trying to hook up dual monitors to my computer, i have a geforce fx 5200

and i have a Apple Mac to VGA Monitor this is the only one i have lying around, i cant get the picture to show up on the second monitor, i dont have a Apple mac, its a dumb question but is that why there is no pic? what kind of adaptor would i need?

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[AznRevlAzn 10+ year member]

you don;t need an adapter, you jusy get 2 PC monitors and hook them to your video card and bam you got either clone or dual view. But be warned, Using 2 monitors slows the performance of your computer by alot. No adapter needed. Update your video card. Set which monitor is 1 and 2.

 

[vosschs 5,000+ posts]

well the video card has 2 outputs, but one is a different output which needs and adaptor

 

[Brock 5,000+ posts]

idk how it is with a mac but on my pc its pretty easy...just go into my desktop settings..

 

[Damaso87 10+ year member]

The other connector is a digital one...the square looking one with square holes, right? The adapters should have some with your monitor.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

that 'digital slot' is called a DVI port - mainly used for TFT\LCD monitors.

it looks like this;

DVI can be transformed to VGA (standard monitor input\output) with a single connector, but VGA can NOT be converted to DVI without an expensive piece of crap.

this is a DVI adapter;

your first monitor, the one you are using now, should be plugged into the blue port. get that DVI connector and plug it into the white port... woah, look at that. now we got two blue ones! hook your second monitor here.

now go ahead and turn them both on. you should have two displays!

wtf. they are both running the same thing //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

so - ok. RIGHT CLICK on the desktop, hit properties, then hit the settings tab. under the SCREEN RESOLUTION tick thingie, there should be a tick mark that says "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor."

if you dont see it. you SHOULD see two monitors in the middle window (this is good) just click on the other monitor thats not selected, and the button should appear. you can also change the resolution of that monitor, and physically DRAG and drop that monitor ABOVE, LEFT, RIGHT, and BELOW the other monitors picture.

seen here;

now you should have two desktops that you can use for seperate stuff, and you should be able to drag things from one to the other //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[vosschs 5,000+ posts]

thanks req, i need that adaptor

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

http://www.cablewholesale.com/catalog/dvivideocable.htm

DVI Analog Male / VGA (HD15) Female, Adapter - $4.50 - 30DV-05200

that help?

 

[Black_Jesus 10+ year member]

yea, i love my dual monitors, so much space, i literally can not work on a computer with only 1 lol.

i havent noticed a performance hit tho?

 

[vosschs 5,000+ posts]

http://www.cablewholesale.com/catalog/dvivideocable.htmDVI Analog Male / VGA (HD15) Female, Adapter - $4.50 - 30DV-05200

that help?

the one in that pic looks like what i have now, that doesnt work, i need the one in the other pic with more metal output things, and the metal chip looking thing, any link to the one i need?

 

[2kchevy06civic 5,000+ posts]

if you are just connecting it to a VGA monitor that adapotor right there will work. Your card has a VGA(15 pin) and an DVI(LCD) female connection. That adapotor where it says front goes into the LCD female end and then boom you know have a VGA connection (as shown with picture "back")

 

[vosschs 5,000+ posts]

but the part where the adaptor plugs into has 24 inputs and 1 slot input with 4 others around , looks like this would fit in perfectly , the one i have looks like the other pic

 

[vosschs 5,000+ posts]

anyone?

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

that looks exactally the same ;\

eaither one should fit with no problems, unless your DVI port is some uber special unqiue one that dosnt work with standard DVI cables\monitors ... i doubt that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[vosschs 5,000+ posts]

ok lets make this simple

this plus +

going into this = does not work