Dual monitors using DVI / VGA ports on motherboard

[Preston Hagar]

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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!
> --
> Dotan Cohen

I'm not sure about both outputs on your motherboard, but a few items
to note.  If you already have two monitors with VGA connectors, you
can get a DVI to VGA adapter off Amazon for about $3 USD

http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-DVI-Cable-Adapter-DVIVGAMF/dp/B000067SOH/

Also, if you do need to buy a dedicated PCIe graphics card, you can
get one, with dual monitor support that will likely be more powerful
than your on-board video for around $30-35 USD:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500189

Even the $3 or $30 may not be an option (or if you aren't in the US
the prices may be more), I just wanted to share that if your current
on-board setup didn't work, the additional costs wouldn't be that
high.  I didn't search very long for the video card, but I know you
can also get cards with dual VGA instead of one DVI and one VGA if all
you have is VGA monitors.

Preston