How do you attach two moniters to your computer?

Question

I want to have two moniters that are not running same program on each of the screens for your computer.

Answer 1

You need two computers, there's only one monitor port on each. Even if you could attach two monitors, they would display the same screen because they are showing you what is happening on the same computer. Make sense?

Answer 2

Some computers have a video card that will allow you to use two monitors, some computers only have one video out to run one monitor. Video card upgrades are not difficult, but you DO need to do your research before just stuffing any ole card in there. You can start by researching your manufacturer website, using the model of your computer for the basic information and check for the upgrades there. Also you can take your tower to your local computer repair shop, and get thier opinions. Good luck

Answer 3

The easiest way is to have a video card with dual monitor output. I use an nVidia PCI-e card and have two 17" Samsung monitors hooked up to it. On one screen I can have internet explorer while on the other screen i can be watching a dvd or whatever other full screen program I want. What I haven't figured out is how gaming works with this, but I dont game much so it doesn't matter to me. Either way dual video output video card, two monitors, and custom display settings is the easiest way.

Answer 4

If you have Windows XP, do this:

Set up the second monitor, installing any necessary software.

Plug it into the monitor outlet on the back of your computer. Usually it's a 15-pin male connector from your monitor that connects to a 15-pin female connection on your computer. Turn the monitor on.

Right-click on your desktop, choose "Graphics Options> Output to> Extended Monitor.

To make sure the second monitor is set at its optimal resolution, right-click again on the desktop, select Properties>Settings, and set the screen resolution to "more" if that makes it look better. You can also drag the second monitor around in the display to fix it so that your cursor goes fairly smoothly from one monitor to the other.

It's wonderful to have two monitors set up. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

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Answer 5

Provided your video card and it's software allows it, you can attach two monitors if there are appropriate sockets on the card. You may need a second video card if you haven't got two monitor sockets.

When you have two monitors, your desktop is spread over the two. You can have a window open on one monitor and another open on the other. Don't forget that your PC is running both programs. It's simply that your desktop will be bigger and you can have both windows showing. You can also drag and drop between the two, if you wish.

Answer 6

We were able to do it with a splitter. The video cable has one male port and two female ports. That's the first step. Windows has a program that allows you to see two application running at the same time but different screens. You have to go to the display setting first and choose two output monitors. Good luck.

Answer 7

First, you need to get a video card with 2 vga adapters, and allows you dual view. Assuming that you have Windows XP, here's a tip from Microsoft on how to do a dual view.

Dualview

Dualview is a feature in Windows XP similar to multiple monitors. Most laptops include a port to which you can connect a second monitor, and Dualview allows you to expand your display across both.

The difference is when using Dualview on a laptop, your primary display must always be the laptop's LCD screen, whereas with the multiple monitors feature, you can choose a primary monitor on which to log in and start your programs.

To install additional monitors

You must first install the compatible video adapter hardware, and connect the additional monitors.

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Turn on your computer. Windows XP will detect the new video adapter hardware and install the appropriate drivers.

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Open Display in Control Panel. (Click Start, click Control Panel, click Appearance and Themes, and then click Display.)

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On the Settings tab, click the monitor icon that represents the monitor you want to use in addition to your primary monitor.

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Select the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor check box, and then click Apply or OK. This allows you to drag items across your screen onto alternate monitors.

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If the check box is not displayed on your computer, it may be because your video adapter does not support multiple monitors.

If you are using Dualview, skip steps 2 and 3 above. Just plug your second monitor into the video out port on your portable computer. When you turn on your computer, it should recognize the second monitor. Follow steps 5 through 7 to extend your display to the second monitor. If the second monitor is not shown on the Settings tab, you might need to update your display driver.

To move items between monitors

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Open Display in Control Panel.

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On the Settings tab, click Identify to display a large number on each of your monitors, showing which monitor corresponds with each icon.

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Click the monitor icons and drag them to positions that represent how you want to move items from one monitor to another, and then click OK or Apply.

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Drag an item on your desktop across your screen until it appears on the alternate monitor.

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Or, you can resize a window to stretch it across more than one monitor.

The arrangement of the icons in the Settings tab window determines how you drag items from one monitor to another. For example, if you are using two monitors and you want to move items from one monitor to the other by dragging left and right, arrange the icons side-by-side.

Answer 8

you need a dual-out video card. many of the average to good modern video cards that support DVI also support dual monitors. it's safe just to look for a video card with two vga or dvi ports on the back or one of each.

the cheapest one available is the one i have in my server. the Radeon x300 SE
(at least it was the cheapest one i could find at the time for pci-x)

addendum:: it doesnt just work with certain programs. if your card supports dual out then you can use what is called "extended desktop" mode in your video settings, which extends the desktop area accross both monitors as if it were a single monitor. anything you could run in windows will work on both monitors. many games (that dont run inside windows, i.e. anything using openGL/Direct3D/DirectX) will not, however. they will want to use a singel monitor.

Answer 9

there is no way unless you have the device that lets you connect moniter 2 two moniter 1 and then just hook moniter 1 up to the screens but you probaly wont be albe to get the device at wal-mart you will need to go to radioshack or a coputer store near you trust me i work for netstrom on computers.

Answer 10

I have a laptop and if I right click on the desktop, go to display options and go to settings you can arrange the monitors. Then you just need to connect the monitor