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slyffer6
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Ok so here it is,

I have a 27inch monitor running off HDMI and two auxiliary ones running off DVI (one has a DVI to VGA adapter. This is all running off a R9 270 (non X). One of the DVI displays dose not display anything, this is the DVI with a VGA adapter in it. It shows up when I open screen resolution on windows but it does not let me select it becuase when i do it says: "Unable to save display settings".

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Some cards don't support running a VGA adapter off of DVI, I have a friends with a 970 that does this.

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It is because a lot of video cards can ONLY have 2 DVI/HDMI displays.

My R9 280 is exactly the same, you'll need an ACTIVE displayport to HDMI or DVI adapter.

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Some cards don't support running a VGA adapter off of DVI, I have a friends with a 970 that does this.

It worked before i added the other DVI monitor though...

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Ok so here it is,

I have a 27inch monitor running off HDMI and two auxiliary ones running off DVI (one has a DVI to VGA adapter. This is all running off a R9 270 (non X). One of the DVI displays dose not display anything, this is the DVI with a VGA adapter in it. It shows up when I open screen resolution on windows but it does not let me select it becuase when i do it says: "Unable to save display settings".

Any fixes?

Thanks slyffer6

Switch around the DVI inputs, see if that works.

But I think you do need 1 active displayport used though.. not sure

Edit: yeah you said it worked before.. you need 1 active diplayport to DVI adapter

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Switch around the DVI inputs, see if that works.

But I think you do need 1 active displayport used though.. not sure

Edit: yeah you said it worked before.. you need 1 active diplayport to DVI adapter

Ah, ok, anyway one is DVI-D and one is DVI-I

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Ah, ok, anyway one is DVI-D and one is DVI-I

Yeah, that is why I asked you to switch them, DVI D doesnt support being turned into VGA (while DVI I does), but since you say it worked before adding the third... that is not the problem. The problem is that AMD 200 series cards need at least 1 active displayport used if you want 3 monitors

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Yeah, that is why I asked you to switch them, DVI D doesnt support being turned into VGA (while DVI I does), but since you say it worked before adding the third... that is not the problem. The problem is that AMD 200 series cards need at least 1 active displayport used if you want 3 monitors

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

If i oreder a displayport to VGA would that work?

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THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

If i oreder a displayport to VGA would that work?

Yeah.

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