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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:41 am Post subject: Additional monitor |
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I'm pretty tech savy until I have drank too much  . I want to run dual monitors. I have the basic ddr3 Nvidia 8600gt graphic card and no on board graphics. How do I do this? I know that info on my part is lacking. |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:50 am Post subject: |
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| plug both monitors in and go to your graphics control panel and adjust the settings so that you extend the desktop into the second monitor and then you are good to go. |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:31 am Post subject: |
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| SuperHero wrote: |
| plug both monitors in and go to your graphics control panel and adjust the settings so that you extend the desktop into the second monitor and then you are good to go. |
Thanks SuperHero! This is awesome. Why didn't I ever do this before? |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:35 am Post subject: |
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| esetters21 wrote: |
| Thanks SuperHero! This is awesome. Why didn't I ever do this before? |
Same thing SuperHero said when I taught him.
(Before that I believe he used to say: "I don't understand why anybody would need two monitors.") |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:54 am Post subject: |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
| esetters21 wrote: |
| Thanks SuperHero! This is awesome. Why didn't I ever do this before? |
Same thing SuperHero said when I taught him.
(Before that I believe he used to say: "I don't understand why anybody would need two monitors.") |
Hahaha! I used to say that too. Now I know why. Good job tb. |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 2:15 am Post subject: |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
| esetters21 wrote: |
| Thanks SuperHero! This is awesome. Why didn't I ever do this before? |
Same thing SuperHero said when I taught him.
(Before that I believe he used to say: "I don't understand why anybody would need two monitors.") |
and now 2 years or is it 3 years later I want to move to 3 or possibly 4 monitors 'cause 2 is just not enough. |
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Bread
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:57 am Post subject: |
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| Do modern video cards have plugs for two monitors? Like the kind that looks like a small parallel port? I've only had laptops for I guess six years now. |
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chevro1et
Joined: 01 Feb 2007
Location: Busan, ROK
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Bread wrote: |
| Do modern video cards have plugs for two monitors? Like the kind that looks like a small parallel port? I've only had laptops for I guess six years now. |
Yea, modern video cards have 2 dvi-out connectors, most have s-video out, and some have hdmi-out as well. |
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