Guest Richard K Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 I have a Windows XP Pro computer that has a dual monitor option video card. I can see this via the desktop/settings Display and I have 2 monitor options. This video card is equipped with a single VGA port. I bought a splitter to split into 2 monitors and then went into the settings to "extend" the desktop (via the checkbox) on the 2nd VGA. When I hit apply it does not save the checkbox settings and all I get is a same screen on both monitors and no extension. I know the video card supports dual monitors based on the settings section but is there something special in splitter cables where I need to make sure I have a specialized one that will do dual monitor for extended desktops vs. show the same image? -Richard K
Guest Jerry Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 Re: Dual Monitor Cable Question. To do what you describe you need a video card with two outputs; they could be both VGA, both DVi, or one of each. Don't really know why you're seeing options for two displays unless the card has an output connection for tv. "Richard K" <Rkokoski@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eqULSGI7IHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >I have a Windows XP Pro computer that has a dual monitor option video card. >I can see this via the desktop/settings Display and I have 2 monitor >options. This video card is equipped with a single VGA port. I bought a >splitter to split into 2 monitors and then went into the settings to >"extend" the desktop (via the checkbox) on the 2nd VGA. When I hit apply >it does not save the checkbox settings and all I get is a same screen on >both monitors and no extension. > > I know the video card supports dual monitors based on the settings section > but is there something special in splitter cables where I need to make > sure I have a specialized one that will do dual monitor for extended > desktops vs. show the same image? > > -Richard K > >
Guest Mike Hall - MVP Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 Re: Dual Monitor Cable Question. "Richard K" <Rkokoski@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eqULSGI7IHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >I have a Windows XP Pro computer that has a dual monitor option video card. >I can see this via the desktop/settings Display and I have 2 monitor >options. This video card is equipped with a single VGA port. I bought a >splitter to split into 2 monitors and then went into the settings to >"extend" the desktop (via the checkbox) on the 2nd VGA. When I hit apply >it does not save the checkbox settings and all I get is a same screen on >both monitors and no extension. > > I know the video card supports dual monitors based on the settings section > but is there something special in splitter cables where I need to make > sure I have a specialized one that will do dual monitor for extended > desktops vs. show the same image? > > -Richard K > > Are you sure that it supports two monitors? Could it be that it supports one monitor and also has output to a TV? -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
Guest Richard K Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 Re: Dual Monitor Cable Question. In the settings section I see 2 monitors so the video card supports it. I know it only has one port (thus the splitter) and some have said I need 2 ports for this to work but I know that is not true. I have seen many Dell systems that come this way of having only 1 port and a splitter cable. Dell ships a cable with those systems though. "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message news:uriOrUL7IHA.5596@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > "Richard K" <Rkokoski@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:eqULSGI7IHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>I have a Windows XP Pro computer that has a dual monitor option video >>card. I can see this via the desktop/settings Display and I have 2 monitor >>options. This video card is equipped with a single VGA port. I bought a >>splitter to split into 2 monitors and then went into the settings to >>"extend" the desktop (via the checkbox) on the 2nd VGA. When I hit apply >>it does not save the checkbox settings and all I get is a same screen on >>both monitors and no extension. >> >> I know the video card supports dual monitors based on the settings >> section but is there something special in splitter cables where I need to >> make sure I have a specialized one that will do dual monitor for extended >> desktops vs. show the same image? >> >> -Richard K >> >> > > > Are you sure that it supports two monitors? Could it be that it supports > one monitor and also has output to a TV? > > > -- > Mike Hall - MVP > How to construct a good post.. > http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm > How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc > Mike's Window - My Blog.. > http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx > > > >
Guest R. McCarty Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 Re: Dual Monitor Cable Question. If a video card has multi-monitor support in Device Manager, Display Adapters you'll see two independent video entries. Does your DM show two video card entries ? Also could post your video card vendor and model #. Also there are always numerous video cards based on the same GPU chip(set). It may be that your card is identifying itself as Multi-Monitor capable but your specific model may have that capability disabled. ( Having only a single video output connector, or a S-Video added ) It's also hard to understand how a Splitter would provide two video streams to feed each monitor. A Splitter would simply provide the same signal to both monitors. "Richard K" <Rkokoski@gmail.com> wrote in message news:uyUQAxL7IHA.1080@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > In the settings section I see 2 monitors so the video card supports it. I > know it only has one port (thus the splitter) and some have said I need 2 > ports for this to work but I know that is not true. I have seen many Dell > systems that come this way of having only 1 port and a splitter cable. > Dell ships a cable with those systems though. > > "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message > news:uriOrUL7IHA.5596@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> "Richard K" <Rkokoski@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:eqULSGI7IHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>I have a Windows XP Pro computer that has a dual monitor option video >>>card. I can see this via the desktop/settings Display and I have 2 >>>monitor options. This video card is equipped with a single VGA port. I >>>bought a splitter to split into 2 monitors and then went into the >>>settings to "extend" the desktop (via the checkbox) on the 2nd VGA. When >>>I hit apply it does not save the checkbox settings and all I get is a >>>same screen on both monitors and no extension. >>> >>> I know the video card supports dual monitors based on the settings >>> section but is there something special in splitter cables where I need >>> to make sure I have a specialized one that will do dual monitor for >>> extended desktops vs. show the same image? >>> >>> -Richard K >>> >>> >> >> >> Are you sure that it supports two monitors? Could it be that it supports >> one monitor and also has output to a TV? >> >> >> -- >> Mike Hall - MVP >> How to construct a good post.. >> http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm >> How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc >> Mike's Window - My Blog.. >> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx >> >> >> >> > >
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