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Fishermaaan
13-10-2008, 04:30 PM
Well, I connected both my Tv and my Monitor to my PC, as I have two slots for minitors.

Now what? Lol

Step by step guide for vista please guys, ty =]
Recursion
13-10-2008, 04:31 PM
Right click on desktop > personalize > Settings > Dual monitor, tick "span across monitors".
Fishermaaan
13-10-2008, 04:45 PM
doesnt work :/
DrLacero
13-10-2008, 04:55 PM
What video card do you have?
Fishermaaan
13-10-2008, 04:59 PM
how do i find out my video card
Recursion
13-10-2008, 05:01 PM
Start > type in dxdiag then press enter
Fishermaaan
13-10-2008, 05:08 PM
nvidia geforece 8500gt
N!ck
13-10-2008, 05:20 PM
Right click on desktop > personalize > Settings > Dual monitor, tick "span across monitors".

Do this, but click on monitor 2 and select extend my desktop to this monitor.
Fishermaaan
13-10-2008, 05:31 PM
I did but my other minitor (tv) just says no signal :/

Its like this, my TV still says No Signal.

My Pc:

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/1486/pcgq5.jpg

These r the slots btw
xxMATTGxx
13-10-2008, 05:32 PM
Check that your cable is fully plugged into the tv and check your on the right source as on my tv theres one called PC or something along them lines.
Fishermaaan
13-10-2008, 05:35 PM
Yup I've checked all that Matt. :/
N!ck
13-10-2008, 05:48 PM
I did but my other minitor (tv) just says no signal :/

Its like this, my TV still says No Signal.

My Pc:

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/1486/pcgq5.jpg

These r the slots btw

By the looks of things you've plugged the TV into an integrated graphics card. Plug it in to the socket next to the one the monitor is plugged into. You may need a DVI to VGA adapter ;).
Jordy
13-10-2008, 06:07 PM
By the looks of things you've plugged the TV into an integrated graphics card. Plug it in to the socket next to the one the monitor is plugged into. You may need a DVI to VGA adapter ;).It would be possible to activate the built-in port though by BIOS wouldn't it?
N!ck
13-10-2008, 06:15 PM
It would be possible to activate the built-in port though by BIOS wouldn't it?

No. Once you have a separate graphics card the integrated one cannot be used as far as i am aware.
Fishermaaan
13-10-2008, 06:17 PM
By the looks of things you've plugged the TV into an integrated graphics card. Plug it in to the socket next to the one the monitor is plugged into. You may need a DVI to VGA adapter ;).

The one next to it is too big for the tv plug :/
xxMATTGxx
13-10-2008, 06:24 PM
The one next to it is too big for the tv plug :/

http://pix.crutchfield.com/kb/hd_connectors%5Cdvi_connector.jpg

Look something on the lines of that?
Fishermaaan
13-10-2008, 06:27 PM
http://pix.crutchfield.com/kb/hd_connectors%5Cdvi_connector.jpg

Look something on the lines of that?

Exactly like that mate ;/
xxMATTGxx
13-10-2008, 06:28 PM
Exactly like that mate ;/

You need to buy an adapter from VGA to DVI then.

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38.l1313&_nkw=VGA+-+DVI+adapter

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