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‎05-16-2017 06:43 AM

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Product: elitedesk 800 g2 mini
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hi is it posible to connect 4 displays to a elitedesk 800 g2 mini?

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‎05-16-2017 07:58 AM

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No.

 

The problem is that any mini does not have a PSU that is capable of providing power to a video card that provides an output to four displays.

 

You will need a fullsized PC  to do this. The half-height requirement for any optional card for a mini is a serious limitation. Full sized PCIe x16 cards won't physically fit in your mini PC.

 

Take a read of the following article.

http://multimonitorcomputer.com/top-4-best-videocard-for-multiple-monitor-computers.php


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‎05-16-2017 08:15 AM

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so the max displays supported are 3? VGA and 2x DP?

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‎05-16-2017 08:21 AM - edited ‎05-16-2017 08:23 AM

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@ArnoldMo wrote:

so the max displays supported are 3? VGA and 2x DP?

There would be ways around it with a PC that can accept a PSU that has some power. 


The problem is the size of the mini. It is a roadblock for the mini.

 

In a full sized PC you can put in two PCIe cards and then have four displays.

 

There are video cards that use a splitter to enable four outputs to displays.

Take a close look at the specs on the following web page at NewEgg.com. Half-height is a requirement for your mini.  Don't forget the PSU requirement.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100007709%20600007836


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‎05-16-2017 08:30 AM - edited ‎05-16-2017 08:37 AM

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yes but what about DisplayPort Multi-Stream Transport (MST)

DisplayPort multi-stream monitors ‘daisy-chained’ together

 

so can I use a thing like this?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXveT5UgEds

 

Multidisplay Support:

A maximum of 4 displays are supported by the card. A maximum of 2 legacy displays (Native VGA, DVI, or displays connected with passive DisplayPort adapters are considered as legacy)

Output Connectors:

1 x Dual-Link DVI-I, 2x DisplayPort; Includes DVI to VGA adapter

 

 

http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx/c04818335.pdf

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‎05-16-2017 09:34 AM

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> Is it possible to connect 4 displays to a elitedesk 800 g2 mini?

 

From: http://store.hp.com/us/en/mdp/business-solutions/elitedesk-800-mini

 

there is 1 VGA-output port, and 2 DisplayPort video-outputs.

 

So, given that DisplayPort monitors can be "daisy-chained", it might be possible to have 4 monitors, by using both DisplayPort outputs.

 

There might be more information at that URL to describe which combinations of monitors are supported by the integrated video-adapter.

 

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‎05-16-2017 12:37 PM

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According to an article at displayport.org  that I just read, daisy chaining displayport displays is possible. I suggest that you read through the articles to see what you can do with your mini PC..

https://www.displayport.org/cables/driving-multiple-displays-from-a-single-displayport-output/


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‎05-17-2017 12:36 AM

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the display ports are v1.2 but are on intel graphics so is the MST HUB supported? 

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‎05-17-2017 09:34 AM

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> the display ports are v1.2 but are on intel graphics ...

 

Presumably, Intel's graphics-adapter correctly supports DisplayPort V1.2 protocol.

 

Tell us more about your monitors.  Have you already purchased them?

 

If you want to "daisy-chain" your monitors, the "last" monitor in the chain can be a V1 monitor (one DisplayPort for "input", but no DisplayPort for "output"), and all the "middle" monitors require both an "input" and an "output" DisplayPort.

 

So, computer-DisplayPort-1 connects to a V1.2 monitor, which can daisy-chain to either a V1 or V1.2 DisplayPort,

and computer-DisplayPort-2 connects to a V1.2 monitor, which can daisy-chain to either a V1 or V1.2 DisplayPort,

giving you 4 monitors.

 

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‎05-18-2017 12:56 AM - edited ‎05-18-2017 01:16 AM

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What is the installed processor? 

 

The graphics output capabilities are dependent on that. It will be one of the following list.

 

 Intel® Core™ i7-6700T with Intel HD Graphics 530 (2.8 GHz, up to 3.6 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost, 8 MB cache, 4 cores);
 Intel® Core™ i5-6600Twith Intel HD Graphics 530 (2.7 GHz, up to 3.5 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost, 6 MB cache, 4 cores);
Intel® Core™ i5-6500T with Intel HD Graphics 530(2.5 GHz, up to 3.1 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost, 6 MB cache, 4 cores);
Intel® Core™ i3-6300T with Intel HD Graphics 530 (3.3 GHz, 4 MB cache, 2 cores);
Intel® Pentium® G4500T with Intel HD Graphics 530 (3 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores);
Intel® Pentium® G4400T with Intel HD Graphics 510 (2.9GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores
 
 
Dell has a coherent support article which has an image of the MST setup and describes the setup and some of its limitations.
 
You will need displays that have a Displayport 1.2 enable\disable option in the onscreen display menu and two Display ports. The reason for the Displayport 1.2 enable\disable option is to either setup a display as part of the MST chain or allow it to act as a terminator in the chain. Using 4k displays is not a viable option with the Intel HD graphics.

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