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My HP has two DVI ports and one VGA port. I got two monitors which only accept VGA.
If I test them individually using the DVI → VGA convertor and a DVI output then both the Acer and the Vizio monitor work.
If I try connecting both by connecting my Vizio to the DVI converted VGA and the Acer directly to the VGA output then the computer always only detects the monitor connected to the DVI connector.
Specifics:
- HP Pavilion Elite HPE-350t CTO Desktop PC
- Windows 8 Pro
- Core i7 CPU 860
- ATI Radeon HD 5450 graphics card
- Vizio E221VA monitor
- Acer X191W Monitor
- two VGA cords
- One Digital to VGA converter
Seth Urquhart
Posted 2013-05-24T17:20:39.830
Reputation: 333
It should be a matter of simply hooking up both monitors to the desktop. What graphics card do you have, that system, has 10+ different graphic card options I am not going to look up every single one to determine whch does not support dual-monitors. If the digital to vga cable worked just use that. Your question leaves a great number of questions. – Ramhound – 2013-05-24T17:40:00.577
So sorry for not putting that on the specifics!: Radeon HD 5450 – Seth Urquhart – 2013-05-24T17:45:00.813
1Update your question....Be sure the current version of
ATI Eyefinityis installed. A VGA to HDMI cable will work in a case like this. Your current adapter won't cut it. If using the adapter on the DVI-D port and the VGA port on the other monitor doesn't work, it means, you need additional hardware. – Ramhound – 2013-05-24T17:52:51.987Do I need another DVI-D converter to VGA? – Seth Urquhart – 2013-05-24T18:20:42.743