Running two monitors / weird

ciananH · Mar 20, 2008, 01:14 AM

is it possible to run a monitor through your graphics card, and a monitor through your on board graphics card (mobo graphics card). if so, how?

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my grandma is currently using my adapter for my graphics card, so i'm unable to hook it up to my GPU. i looked in device manager > hardward to enable my MOBO GPU, but it isn't there. would this enduce problems? running 1 monitor through a GPU and 1 through your MOBO?

Judas · Mar 20, 2008, 03:52 PM

This depends considerably on the motherboard you using... and if it's has a nasty problem or not with running with both itself and an addon card installed..

some machines don't like it... other will work without any problems.

There should be an option in the bios for enabling the onboard graphics...

but if your running 2 monitors... doesn't your current graphics card have 2 monitor outputs? (that would be a better solution)

ciananH · Mar 20, 2008, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Judas

This depends considerably on the motherboard you using... and if it's has a nasty problem or not with running with both itself and an addon card installed..

some machines don't like it... other will work without any problems.

There should be an option in the bios for enabling the onboard graphics...

but if your running 2 monitors... doesn't your current graphics card have 2 monitor outputs? (that would be a better solution)

yes, my graphics card has 2 monitor outputs. but, my grandmother is currently using the adapter i need to stick on the second output. my card is ancient and it needs some weird monitor adapter for the second plugin.

**kris23** · Mar 20, 2008, 06:52 PM

6800XT probably means you have a Dual DVI card, DVI is the replacement for VGA so yea....

why dont you buy another adapter?

Judas · Mar 20, 2008, 08:34 PM

i give those adapters away .... sometimes......

**kris23** · Mar 20, 2008, 08:36 PM

lol since you build so many comps with GPUs that dont need them?

Judas · Mar 20, 2008, 08:39 PM

true...

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