Gen.Klark

Good morning,

i have a graphic card on board, plus i have another one, a PCI GeForce 3, i would like to be able to have a dual screen on my computer, where both screens would show the same desktop, is it only me or this thing is a pain to configure?

at this point :) any help would be really appreciated.

Thanks

oddball2910

You can either use the on board graphics, or the graphics card with two outputs. What two devices (a monitor and what else, or two monitors?) are you trying to use with the same desktop image?

Gen.Klark

indeed i have two monitors, and i would like to have a shared desktop with both graph cards, my PCI card does not have two out only one, is there a way to configure both cards to get them to show only one desktop?

thanks

oddball2910

Alas, you can't use both the on board graphics and your graphics card for two monitors. There are however a few possibilities.

Your best option, would be to replace your graphics card with one that has a dual output. If you like the one you have/don't want to spend the money on a new one, the next best choice would be to get a video splitter which would allow you to set up another monitor and you would not lose any signal strength, but these can often be expensive as well. The cheapest option would be to purchase a VGA-Y splitter, but doing so would halve the signal strength and thus providing lower image quality to both monitors.

Gen.Klark

if i purchase a splitter, will i be able to have a shared desktop on two screens or will it be the same desktop on both?

thanks

oddball2910

It will display the same image on multiple screens.

Gen.Klark

Thanks a lot for your help,

i'll go with the buy a new graphic card solution, less hassles,

Thanks again.

oddball2910

Good luck resolving your issue. If you need any further help feel free to ask.