Pc Tech question reagrdingg Dual monitors
 

Dell PC , I dumped in a new graphic card with dual outputs to use a extra monitor....

Now the second monitor isnt recognized.... Could this be a power supply issue and needing a bigger PS? Basic graphic card PCI Express slot not used for gaming or anything


Thx lmk if anybody has idea as i am googling about it also but gFY is faster sometimes lol

Doesn't sound like a PSU issue to me. What card is it?

you sure both outputs work on the card? is it new?

it is a basic one the pc is in the warehouse and this was the most basic one i could find for the dell

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ef=oss_product thats the card


When hooked up OG monitor works fine second one powers up but no luck in it being recognized

Sometimes I have luck installing a dual monitor software program using it to recognize both monitors and then uninstalling.

Try out extramon or things like it.

Not being recognized in the control panel under devices or just not turning on?

It could be a number of things. A few questions:

1. What OS are you running on it?
2. Are the monitors identical or at least running the same resolution?
3. Is the second monitor not being detected or just not recognized (as in it sees the monitor just doesn't know it's specs)?

Video Card recognized under Control Panel. OG Monitor hooked up to vga slot on card second hooked to dvi output.

I swapped the monitors in and out to the vga slot to make sure it wasnt faulty monitor and they both worked individually on the vga slot...

:(

open the video card software and tell it to 'extend your desktop' to a second monitor... be in the control panel under displays I think or a right click on the desktop. it's not 'automatic'

do any work on the dvi slot?

1: Vista 32 bit

2: Different Same reolution

3. Not detected , doesnt even see the second monitor under the vista contol panel , display properties page

yeah tried that , but second monitor isnt displayed under the CP >Display properties.

I am gonna try some more things.... the graphic card says you need a 300w PS on the box.... I think i will need a less power intensive card or other option is to upgrade the power supply

Might be a dead DVI connector. May want to test and verify the DVI to rule that out.

What size is the PSU in your system?

300 aint shit man.

Exactly. Juicy, if your system has PCI-E slots, I would assume your PSU is more than 300W.

I have that issue with my laptop... the 30' apple cinima will not read although other monitors will... try a different monitor and see what happens..

Not only that but a card like the one he bought will need a PSU with enough amps on the 12v+ rails. That's usually more important than the watts, most average computers don't take up anywhere near 300w. Most PSUs don't have good 12v+ rails, it's cheaper to makem with crappy 12v+ rails. The box or manual probably says how many amps the card needs.

But if ya haven't done so yet, try grabbing the drivers from nvidia.com and use their software in the control panel.

start off by installing the newest video card drivers for your video card.