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02-11-2005, 02:15 PM
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Re: Getting A Dual Monitor Setup Need Help!
Thx for the responses. Yes I can see there is the vga blue plug that i have my 2001fp linked up to at the moment. My question is what is the white socket for and how do i use it? As you can see I am a laymen, do i need a certain cable or something? Cheers
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02-11-2005, 02:18 PM
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Re: Getting A Dual Monitor Setup Need Help!
The white socket is a DVI plug. Your 2001FP should have came with both cables. Unplug your VGA (blue) cable immediatley! Use the DVI because it looks soooo much better!
I will have to check and see if your vid card allows you to use both at the same time.
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02-11-2005, 02:28 PM
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Re: Getting A Dual Monitor Setup Need Help!
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Yeah i found my dvi cable, should i change it what is the difference, what does dvi stand for? [/ QUOTE ] VGA is analong. So your video card will convert digital->analog and send it over the cable to your monitor. Then the monitor will decode it and display it (loss of data). DVI = Digital Visual Interface. It takes the digital output from your video card and sends it straight to the monitor. No loss of information giving you a crystal clear picture.
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02-11-2005, 02:57 PM
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Re: Getting A Dual Monitor Setup Need Help!
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ok thx notalent for that i changed to the white cable and it seems even better. If you could check out my video card i would be eternally grateful!. [/ QUOTE ] It seems like it can handle 2 monitors at once. You would have to set it up through windows once you got your 2nd monitor. Please check the manual I can't find it online. The only problem is you would have one connected through VGA and the other connected through DVI. You can purchase a PCI video card with DVI on it for $50 or less on newegg if you want to go that route.
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