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Do I need a cord adapter for a second monitor? (2383 Views)
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Do I need a cord adapter for a second monitor?

‎01-12-2010 07:18 AM

I am wanting to connect a second monitor and my question is whether or not I need to buy some kind of cable adapter for the second monitor.  I know my PC can have a dual monitor and I know how to set it up once it's connected, but I just don't know how to connect it.

 

This is what I have

 

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06b/12454-12454-64287-321860-3328893-3658382-3658383-40647...

 

It's an HP Compaq dx2450 MicroTower PC.

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Re: Do I need a cord adapter for a second monitor?

‎01-12-2010 11:06 AM

Hi eahiser,

 

From looking at the specs you linked, it looks like you only have one video out port (VGA). If you want to add a second monitor, you wil have to do one of two things.

 

1) add another video card

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2) buy a USB to VGA (or DVI or HDMI depending on your second monitor's connection) converter. Here are some examples: http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&source=hp&q=usb+to+vga+adapter&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=08dMS4rsLJSekQX...

 

I hope this helps.

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Re: Do I need a cord adapter for a second monitor?

‎01-12-2010 11:08 AM

No cord adaptor should be needed. If your graphics card on the PC has 2 or more connectors, that is all you need. Here is a document for dual monitors in Windows 7, though it is very similar for Vista. 

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docname=c01950657

 

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