Dual monitor with vga & dvi

[B.def]

I have a video card that has DVI and HDMI. The computers motherboard has a vga but my computer doesn't detect the monitor when I plug the vga monitor in. Is there anyways to use my stock monitor input and my video card input?

 

[RaiderJ]

Most onboard graphics are disabled once you stick in a video card. If you want a third output, you'll probably need another video card. USB -> VGA adapters are available, ~$50 or so if you wanted to go that route.

 

[B.def]

Yeah thats what I didn't want to hear. Thanks for answering.

 

[theAnimal]

What about a DVI/VGA adapter & an HDMI/DVI adapter?

 

[B.def]

I got a free monitor from a friend hoping to get a use out of it. I'm not interested in buying adapters for it. Thanks for the responses.

 

[ecom]

What video card is this? Our computers at work have Intel Q35 chipset graphics and support dual monitors with one on DVI and one over VGA.

 

[theAnimal]

I'm not interested in buying adapters for it.

One or both of those may have come with your video card.

 

[Brainonska511]

. I'm not interested in buying adapters for it.

Why? Adapters are cheap and may have come with your video card.

I assume you're using DVI on an existing monitor? If so, all you'd need is an HDMI-> DVI adapter and a DVI-> VGA adapter for the newly acquired monitor.

And depending on your motherboard/graphics card combo, you might have access to a feature AMD/ATI called SurroundView, which would let you use the onboard output with the graphics card's outputs.

 

[Homerboy]

Umm normally you can still utilize the on board graphics along with your addon card. I have done this many, many times with white boxes and OEM machines.

Usually you have to enable the IGP in the MB bios first.