Dual monitors using DVI / VGA ports on motherboard

[Dotan Cohen]

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 18:29, Jordon Bedwell <jordon at envygeeks.com> wrote:
> On 3/21/2011 11:10 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>>
>> Hi all, I have this motherboard in my computer:
>> Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI
>> http://www.asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=khuIilXQjwItSrPi
>>
>> I wonder if I could attach two monitors to the system, one to DVI and
>> one to VGA, and have the computer recognise them as separate outputs.
>> I'd simply try but I don't yet have an additional monitor to test on
>> at the moment (everything I own is VGA). Does this sound reasonable?
>
> Yes, after a quick Google several people have stated that it has dual
> monitor support out of the box.
>

What did you google on? Why didn't I find that?!?


>> Failing that, if I were to add a discrete PCIe graphics card would I
>> be able to use both the onboard VGA output and the card's VGA output
>> as separate monitors? Or would I need a graphics card with two
>> outputs?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> No, the design logic of most boards is to auto-disable the onboard if you
> have another card installed.
>

That is what I feared, thanks.

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