Connect second VGA monitor to Pavilion HPE [ Edited ]

[db2kim]

Hello,

I have a Pavilion HPE h8-1114 PC which has one DVI and one HDMI monitor port. I have one VGA monitor connected to the DVI port using an adaptor. I have a second VGA monitor I would like to connect but I understand it cannot be connected to the HDMI port. Are there any other options besides purchasing an HDMI monitor? Can I use one of the covered ports which I think is VGA? (I assume not.) Can I add a second graphics card with a VGA port and use both monitors? (I saw on another post that adding another graphics card might disable the existing card.) Can I switch to a card that supports two VGA or DVI ports?

Thank you!

[erico]

Hi,

In the standard configuration:

1) Up to 2 displays at the same time in these configurations: HDMI +DVI and HDMI +VGA (VGA through adapter cable)

2) Integrated video is not available if a graphics card is installed ( the covered VGA port is disbled because a video card id installed)

Yes. You can replace the installed card with one (PCIe x16 ) that has  two DVI-I ports. A second card is a no go. There is only one PCIe x16 slot. The two small black slots below the larger black slots (PCIe x16) are PCIe x1 slots and those are not for video cards.

[lasvegaswireman · Accepted solution]

In addition to what erico said, there are other options. You could use an EVGA UV Plus+ 19 USB-to-video adapter or you could add a PCIe x1 graphics card. If going with a PCIe x1 card, use a Nvidia card... results will be best this way.

Frank

[erico]

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lasvegaswireman wrote:

In addition to what erico said, there are other options. You could use an EVGA UV Plus+ 19 USB-to-video adapter or you could add a PCIe x1 graphics card. If going with a PCIe x1 card, use a Nvidia card... results will be best this way.

Frank

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That is a good catch. The EVGA UV Plus 19 is a new product.

[db2kim]

Thank you both!!