Dual monitors not working

[asdf123]

New monitors arrived today. Tried setting it up, the second monitor is not being detected. I have the power plugged in, and HDMI cable running from monitor 1 is going into monitor 2, but some reason doesn't work.

 

Picture of my display settings.

 

 

 

Someone please help!

[Aytex]

I can't see your picture, prob my school proxy

 

But you are saying you have your HDMI from your first monitor plugged into your second monitor?

 

You need two HDMI's, one per monitor and to a HDMI port on your motherboard or graphics card

[asdf123]

2 minutes ago, Aytex said:

I can't see your picture, prob my school proxy

 

But you are saying you have your HDMI from your first monitor plugged into your second monitor?

 

You need two HDMI's, one per monitor and to a HDMI port on your motherboard or graphics card

I have this blue cable, running from my PC into the first monitor, then a black HDMI cable running from the first one to the second monitor. picture link btw https://gyazo.com/e02f693e3bfe6f869c841a2ad0c7a212

[Aytex]

2 minutes ago, asdf123 said:

I have this blue cable, running from my PC into the first monitor, then a black HDMI cable running from the first one to the second monitor.

That won't work...

You need two cables per monitor, you can't connect them with HDMI

monitor-cable-pc

2ndmonitor-cable-pc

 

It can't be pc-cable-1st monitor-hdmi-2nd monitor

[asdf123]

2 minutes ago, Aytex said:

That won't work...

You need two cables per monitor, you can't connect them with HDMI

monitor-cable-pc

2ndmonitor-cable-pc

 

It can't be pc-cable-1st monitor-dmi-2nd monitor

I dont understand what you mean. do i need to put another one of the black cables into monitor 1 from my pc?

I aint a techy

[Aytex]

2 minutes ago, asdf123 said:

I dont understand what you mean. do i need to put another one of the black cables into monitor 1 from my pc?

 

Yes, You can't connect two monitors via HDMI and expect a output

 

You need two black cables for each monitor

 

[asdf123]

8 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Yes, You can't connect two monitors via HDMI and expect a output

 

You need two black cables for each monitor

 

 

So the black hdmi cable, goes from the PC to first monitor, then this blue one, goes from first monitor to second monitor?

 

[Aytex]

Just now, asdf123 said:

So the black hdmi cable, goes from the PC to first monitor, then this blue one, goes from first monitor to second monitor?

 

Yes, or you can get two of each

so two Hdmi's or two DVI or two VGA

[asdf123]

It still doesnt work, have you got skype or somthing so you can talk me through it? i just have black borders around the first monitor now

[F0rfrey]

Wait what. You do NOT connect monitors together, you only connect them with your graphics card.

Like, your graphics has 2 HDMI's, then one HDMI connects to one monitor, and the second one goes to the other.

[asdf123]

3 minutes ago, F0rfrey said:

Wait what. You do NOT connect monitors together, you only connect them with your graphics card.

Like, your graphics has 2 HDMI's, then one HDMI connects to one monitor, and the second one goes to the other.

whatt? i have one thing in my pc for the blue cable