MC Nice Andrew Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Anyone have any ideas of how i can use three monitors without having to use and extra graphics card? Or upgrade my motherboard?For example, I have two running off of a graphics card, wondered if i could use the onboard graphics some how for the third?Any help would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 I don't think it is possible I'm afraid. I set up a 4 panel display at work for a conference, but that used a 4-head graphics card. The PCI-e bus is totally separate to the on-board monitor output on the motherboard so the two will never meet. Also the on-board will use a separate driver to the GC and they won't speak to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 You might be able to do it if your graphics card has two outputs and you use a splitter off one of the outputs like this DVI Splitter Cable - Aria Technology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Surely that'll just give you 2 monitors with the same output? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kernel Loaf Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Surely that'll just give you 2 monitors with the same output?This is true. Same video signal coming out of the DVI port on the graphics card afterall.Does your card only have 2 DVI/HDMI ports? I know some ATI cards have their own HD-compliant port that comes with a bunch of component/video out cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Nice Andrew Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 One VGA and one DVI, pretty pish graphic card i bought ages ago.thanks anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeornothing Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Try this program...you'll need a second PC to run the additional monitor but it can be any old POS...Multi Monitor - Dual Monitor - KVM switch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Surely that'll just give you 2 monitors with the same output?Used to use them all the time at my old work on single output graphics cards. Lets you have an extended desktop over two monitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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