Running Dual Monitors

MX5huggy

Yes I want extended desktop. In the OP I gave the spec of the current on board card. I want to know what I need to buy to do extended desktop.

Do I need another card (half height, seems they are a bit rare) or just a spliter

Lil306

MX5huggy wrote: »

Yes I want extended desktop. In the OP I gave the spec of the current on board card. I want to know what I need to buy to do extended desktop.

Do I need another card (half height, seems they are a bit rare) or just a spliter

In that case you can suffice with a VGA splitter

All you would do would be buying a VGA splitter, hook up the monitors then setup the extended desktop under desktop > properties. You would identify the monitors left and right then tick the box on monitor two so it says "extend my windows desktop...."

This is similar to what you need.

MX5huggy

Would this do the job http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=338960

with http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=218407

MX5huggy

Lil306 wrote: »

In that case you can suffice with a VGA splitter

All you would do would be buying a VGA splitter, hook up the monitors then setup the extended desktop under desktop > properties. You would identify the monitors left and right then tick the box on monitor two so it says "extend my windows desktop...."

This is similar to what you need.

Thanks can you confirm with this I will be able to have outlook running on one screen and word on the other (for example).

Sorry this has got so complicated we have been cross posting.

m5rcc

Yes it can do that...

Lil306

I'm not 100% sure that card supports it. Providing the VGA can be seperated on a sort of cable you could use those backplates. Maplins website seems confusing but it does seem to be capable of this. I'll have to look into it further to be honest

I have a 8400GS 512mb (PCI-X) and it's Full Height, I don't actually know if they make half-height ones in that version. I'll look into it more

Regarding your two monitors. If you use an extended Desktop yes you can, all you do is drag the other application to the other screen. HOWEVER, you CANNOT maximise it to my knowledge (by clicking the maximise icon) you'd have to resize it manually. Double clicking on it or maximising it would put it on your primary screen, you will need to resize it manually.

m5rcc

Whats the chipset? Intel?

MX5huggy

OK I think I will buy the splitter and see what if that does what I want.

Fifer

Lil306 wrote: »

Regarding your two monitors. If you use an extended Desktop yes you can, all you do is drag the other application to the other screen. HOWEVER, you CANNOT maximise it to my knowledge (by clicking the maximise icon) you'd have to resize it manually. Double clicking on it or maximising it would put it on your primary screen, you will need to resize it manually.

I use a monitor attached to the docking station for my work Dell laptop with the Dell's screen as the secondary display of the extended desktop and dragging then maximising works fine. The maximised application stays on the secondary screen.

turbobob

A VGA splitter will merely duplicate the image onto two monitors. Its just a cable, it has no electronics.

To do what you want, if your motherboards on board graphics do not support dual monitors, then you need a graphics card. Here is one in AGP which is low profile - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169448 And the spec here - http://uk.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=gEIQgiuZVAUvuIJa&templete=2

That card can drive two monitors itself so you could disable the onboard video in BIOS once that was installed.