on alienware.com is there any way to have your comp that you are making have two cpu's and one monitor
2006-06-23 13:23:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
You can't.. as the monitor has to know which CPU it'll get its data... but you can connect many monitors to one CPU..
2006-06-23 13:26:50 · answer #1 · answered by jmdanial 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Problem 1: your cpu has barely anything to do with your monitor
Explaination: CPU does all the calculations, not visual stuff
your GPU does all that
Answer with all cpu's switched with GPU's:
no... a monitor is to only use 1 DVI slot on the GPU
you can have multiple monitors on 1 GPU though thanks to the new technology of dual slots
and you can even have 4 monitors using SLI
or 8 using Quad SLI, i think. I wouldn't follow the 8 monitor one. not sure
2006-06-24 00:10:29 · answer #2 · answered by Eng 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes... it is called a KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switch. They are available at all online retailers and local stores such as Best Buy, CompUSA, etc. However, if you interpret your question another way, it sounds like you're trying to build a dual processor system which means you'll have two CPUs inside of one case. In this situation you won't require the KVM. You'll only need it if you plan to operate two or more boxes with one keyboard, monitor, and mouse.
2006-06-23 20:31:42 · answer #3 · answered by cptdrinian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you need a KVM switch. You can get them just about anywhere, Best Buy/Staples or online like NewEgg
2006-06-23 20:25:14 · answer #4 · answered by nick2600ii 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These two sites should help you.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/multimonitor.mspx
http://www.infinisource.com/resources/Computers/dualmonitors.html
2006-06-23 22:19:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋