Help needed with integrated graphics cards.

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mav15

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Hi, first time poster with an issue I hope somebody with a little more experience can help me out with. Excuse my limited knowledge on the matter.

I am trying to set up an extended desktop. According to the product website, I have a graphics card that supports dual independent display (Intel G31/G33). Now I've had a poke around and discovered the graphics card is integrated and all I can find is one VGA port and no DVI or HDMI ports.

Now, hopefully I'm missing something, or I have misunderstood something, otherwise it just seems a bit cruel to make me buy a whole new graphics card when all I'd need is another port? As far as I'm aware a splitter wouldn't do the trick either if I want independent displays.

If someone could shed some light on the matter for me I'd greatly appreciate it.
 
mav15 said:
Hi, first time poster with an issue I hope somebody with a little more experience can help me out with. Excuse my limited knowledge on the matter.

I am trying to set up an extended desktop. According to the product website, I have a graphics card that supports dual independent display (Intel G31/G33). Now I've had a poke around and discovered the graphics card is integrated and all I can find is one VGA port and no DVI or HDMI ports.

Now, hopefully I'm missing something, or I have misunderstood something, otherwise it just seems a bit cruel to make me buy a whole new graphics card when all I'd need is another port? As far as I'm aware a splitter wouldn't do the trick either if I want independent displays.

If someone could shed some light on the matter for me I'd greatly appreciate it.
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Using a splitter would only allow you to duplicate what is displayed on one screen. I assume you want to "extend" you desktop as in have different things on each monitor.

think you will need something like this.

http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/dh2go/
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Looks like that will cost £150~ or more... You'd be better off getting a cheap graphics card for < £50 instead, that would do the trick :)


But as for your current setup there is nothing you can do for "extended desktop".
 
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