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11-11-2005, 01:28 AM
Ok, Im a computer retard to start things off. never had one when i was in high school till now.

i want to run dual monitors. i have a
radeon 9600 like the picture shows. my monitor is currently plugged into the blue outlet. now, when i want to run two monitors, do i just plug the other one into the blue outlet that looks the same as the one on the graphics card, but is located on my computer? i dont need like an extra video card or anything?

http://itc.ua/img/dpk/2003/7/sapphire_radeon_9600_pro_1.jpg

11-11-2005, 01:12 PM
any help would be appreciated. im trying to set this up for this weekend. thanks.

Nomad84
11-11-2005, 02:37 PM
You probably won't want to use the onboard video (the other VGA connector on the motherboard). Instead, you want to use the DVI connector on your video card. It's the white one. To do this, you'll need to use a DVI to VGA convertor, which is often included with video cards that have both types of output. It looks like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814999901

11-11-2005, 05:00 PM
Wouldnt I want to get a DVI with a male?

Nomad84
11-11-2005, 05:36 PM
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Wouldnt I want to get a DVI with a male?

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Whoops! My bad! You are correct.

11-11-2005, 07:12 PM
so i go both males right?

know where to find one of these? they dont have them on that site.

Nomad84
11-11-2005, 07:37 PM
DVI=male, VGA=female

I assume you didn't get one with your video card?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814999201

"Converts LCD/ DVI port into VGA port"