can i connect to two monitor with HP COMPAQ DC7900 SMALL FORM FACTOR?

[Summerx]

I have a desktop which is HP compaq dc7900 small from factor which is using for my work place, and i need to use two monitor. So I was wondering can i connect two monitor without getting a new graphic card? can i use the displayport to connect second monitor?

[mdklassen]

Take a look at the ports on your DisplayPort-enabled monitor.

If there is both a "video-in" and a "video-out" port, then you can "daisy-chain" two such monitors.

From: http://www.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01549447.pdf

there seem to be several methods, in addition to the above "daisy-chaining" ...

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6.4 Upgrading

All systems provide direct, dual-monitor support;

a VGA montor [sic] and a DisplayPort monitor can be connected and driven simultaneously.

The SFF and CMT systems also include a PCIe x16 graphics connector that specifically supports a PCIe x16 graphics card and a PCIe x16 connector that provides PCIe x4 operation for an x4 or x16 PCIe card.

These two PCIe slots provide the SFF and CMT form factors with flexible graphics upgrade paths.

The upgrade procedure ...

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If a PCIe graphics controller card is installed in the PCIe x16 graphics slot, the BIOS will detect the presence of the PCIe card and disable the integrated GMA of the Q45 GMCH.

In this configuration, the integrated GMA cannot be enabled.

If a PCIe graphics controller card is installed in the PCIe x4 /x16 slot, the integrated GMA will be disabled by default, but can be re-enabled through the BIOS settings to allow an alternate method of multi-monitor operation.

Press the F10 key during the boot process to enter the ROM-based Setup utility and re-enable the GMA for multi-monitor operation.

A PCIe x16 card installed in the PCIe x4/x16 slot will be limited to x4 operation.

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Two PCIe graphics can be installed in an SFF or CMT simultaneously to provide an alternate method for multi-monitor support.

In this configuration, the integrated GMA will be disabled.