Dual monitor setup

[bsede84]

I am trying to help my brother setup his computer to use dual monitors. He just got a new video card; it is an nvidia quadro fx 1800. It has a dvi-i and two DisplayPort connections. One monitor has a VGA and HDMI connection. The second monitor has a VGA and DVI connection. The primary monitor is connected by using the VGA connection on the monitor and the DVI-I connection on the video card. The secondary monitor is connected by using the DVI connection on the monitor and uses a DVI-D to DisplayPort adapter to connect to one of the DisplayPort connections on the video card. We cannot get the secondary monitor to receive a signal. I have never worked with a DisplayPort connection so I am unsure if anything special needs to be done (i.e. - certain drivers installed or a configuration change). Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[tremmor]

im using a proggy called ultramon for dual and triple monitors. might want to give that a try. i just found the software easier to use than figure it out. has lots of options for dual wallpaper, single or and 2nd taskbar.

 

[Jamin43]

You can upgrade your video card driver at the mfr's site. After that - you can adjust your monitor setup in the Display category of Windows - or my card has a category for Invidia ( from the graphics card ) where I can fine tune adjustments to the monitor setup ( like centering the display ).

I've only set up one dual monitor display and it was pretty much plug and play when I set mine up though. You just had to choose which monitor was primary display - and which was secondary. Windows 7 did the rest.