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2 minutes ago, MilkJugg24 said:

Unless the connections are coming from the graphics card, it's not using it at all. The card is literally doing nothing.

The display is currently running off the Quadro like ive said since the start.

 

I managed to make both ports fit into the quadro now so I guess problem is solved. However I had to grind down a part of a DVI adapter lmao

 

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Hello,

 

I recently bought a second monitor for my dads PC.

 

The PC has an old Quadro 600 GPU, however it only has 2 ports and for some reason I cannot plug 2 cables into it.

 

Is there a way of running one monitor from the GPU and one from the onboard graphics?

 

He is running Windows 7 also.

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All display connectors must come from the same video device. You can't run HDMI to both onboard and graphics outputs.

 

So unless there's two ports and the motherboard, or two ports on the graphics card, you can't run dual monitors.

 

You can also buy and splitter for it, I'm unsure if it would extend or duplicate the displays though. 

 

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2 minutes ago, MilkJugg24 said:

All display connectors must come from the same video device. You can't run HDMI to both onboard and graphics outputs.

 

So unless there's two ports and the motherboard, or two ports on the graphics card, you can't run dual monitors.

How would I go about using the onboard only then?

 

Its currently using the Quadro for display, how do I swap it to use the onboard instead?

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1 minute ago, Nonco said:

How would I go about using the onboard only then?

 

Its currently using the Quadro for display, how do I swap it to use the onboard instead?

Just plug the connectors into the motherboard.

 

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4 minutes ago, MilkJugg24 said:

Just plug the connectors into the motherboard.

Doesnt work like that...

 

I need to swap it to use the onboard graphics, its using the dedicated atm.

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3 minutes ago, Nonco said:

Doesnt work like that...

 

I need to swap it to use the onboard graphics, its using the dedicated atm.

Unless the connections are coming from the graphics card, it's not using it at all. The card is literally doing nothing.

 

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I run 3 monitors off of a K2000 and whatever iGPU's in the 4670k, so it is possible. That being said, I'm not sure if your motherboard's compatible. Do you have the manual?

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2 minutes ago, MilkJugg24 said:

Unless the connections are coming from the graphics card, it's not using it at all. The card is literally doing nothing.

The display is currently running off the Quadro like ive said since the start.

 

I managed to make both ports fit into the quadro now so I guess problem is solved. However I had to grind down a part of a DVI adapter lmao

 

My Rigs:

Gaming/CAD/Rendering Rig
Case:
 Corsair Air 240 , CPU: i7-4790K, Mobo: ASUS Gryphon Z97 mATX,  GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970, RAM: G.Skill Sniper 16GB, SSD: SAMSUNG 1TB 840 EVO, Cooling: Corsair H80i PCPP: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/b/f2TH99SFF HTPC
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Silverstone ML06B, CPU: Pentium G3258, Mobo: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WiFi, RAM: G.Skill 4GB, SSD: Kingston SSDNow 120GB PCPP: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/b/JmZ8TW
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1 minute ago, Nonco said:

The display is currently running off the Quadro like ive said since the start.

 

I managed to make both ports fit into the quadro now so I guess problem is solved. However I had to grind down a part of a DVI adapter lmao

 

Probably had a dual link connector.

 

Eh if it works, it works. Glad you got it going.

 

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27 minutes ago, MilkJugg24 said:

All display connectors must come from the same video device. You can't run HDMI to both onboard and graphics outputs.

 

So unless there's two ports and the motherboard, or two ports on the graphics card, you can't run dual monitors.

 

You can also buy and splitter for it, I'm unsure if it would extend or duplicate the displays though. 

You can run monitors from multiple gpu at once. I have done this many times with different gpu from both nvidia and amd.

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2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

You can run monitors from multiple gpu at once. I have done this many times with different gpu from both nvidia and amd.

Multiple GPUs yes, but mixing onboard with it, I do not think it will work properly in accordance to drivers.

 

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11 minutes ago, MilkJugg24 said:

Multiple GPUs yes, but mixing onboard with it, I do not think it will work properly in accordance to drivers.

You can do this just fine. I have done it and its supported by nvidia with laptops.

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2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

You can do this just fine. I have done it and its supported by nvidia with laptops.

Laptops work quite differently than dedicated GPUs....

 

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