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  • Help installing driver for second monitor in dual monitor setup (matching resolution)

    I'm not sure if the title showed my complete lack of knowledge in this area but I am having issues setting up a dual monitor PC at work.

    The computer is a Dell Inspiron 620 with two Samsung S24B240 monitors. We have an upgraded video card that supports dual monitors.

    The problem that I am having is that the primary monitor (connected through HDMI) is recognized as a Samsung monitor when I look at the display settings and is at 1920*1080 resolution. The second monitor (connected by VGA) is only recognized by "Display device on:VGA" when I look at the same menu.

    I have tried reinstalling the driver but it is only recognized by the first monitor. When I go to advanced settings/monitor the option boxes are greyed out and unavailable for editing. What can I do to make my computer recognize that the second monitor is the same as the primary and in turn can be set at the same 1920*1080 resolution?

    Thanks.
    An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.

    -Victor Hugo

  • #2
    I don't think it would be a driver problem. My guess would be that the card doesn't like the two different types of input being used.(HDMI/VGA). I would almost bet that if you had both monitors hooked up VGA or both HDMI, they would work together.
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    • #3
      I got the driver set up so now it recognizes the monitor as something other than generic but to see it at 1920x1080 resolution it had to be interlaced so I bumped it down to 1600x900 @60hz.

      Is there any way to get high res/non interlaced?
      An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.

      -Victor Hugo

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      • #4
        I do not believe an analog VGA connection can produce a 1920x1080 picture.
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        • #5
          take a picture of the back of your computer and the connection for the monitor you are having and post them up in here, maybe there is something we are missing.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Jewrrick View Post
            I do not believe an analog VGA connection can produce a 1920x1080 picture.
            I've got two 24" Dell monitors running at work one VGA, and one DVI and both display 1920x1080 without any issues.
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