MSi 5850 Twin Frozr and 2 screens?

[Tomcat825]

Trying to get 2 screens to work at the moment, but obviously the card only has 1x DVI output (So MSI dropped 1x DVI output to carve MSI in the backplate.... what a ****ing load of ****).
My main screen has HDMI, DVI, Analogue and the second screen has DVI and Analogue. Now, logic would suggest using HDMI on the main screen and DVI for second screen, which I have tried... but HDMI seems to be completely screwed up and I get no display on either screen strangely.
I have also tried 1st in DVI and 2nd in mobo DVI but that doesn't work either.

Anyone got any bright ideas? Or am I going to have to buy a DVI > Display port adaptor and be done with it? Not really what I wanted. Why they didn't include 2x ****ing DVI ports I don't know. FFS

 

[xbenjiiman]

I'm 90% sure that the HDMI shares the DVI output. (If anyone can back me up on this?) The only feasible option would be to use a Displayport>DVI adapter on a screen and DVI/HDMI on another.

 

[MeMeMeMe]

I have an MSI Twin Frozr and 2 monitors.
My DVI monitor is connected via DVI-> HDMI cable, plugged in to the HDMI socket.
My VGA monitor is connected via DVI/VGA adaptor to the DVI port.
So HDMI and DVI can be used simultaneously.

I don't know why it's not working in your case. Are you sure the HDMI cable is fine? Have you tried it using just the HDMI cable, with only one monitor connected?

 

[martynpd]

You can use the displY port dvi and hdmi at the same time. You need it for eyefinity

First of all check that both hdmi and dvi work on 1 monitor

 

[Tomcat825]

HDMI doesn't seem to work with just 1 screen, I get that 'picked up hardware' noise but no display. so, HDMI screen > HDMI socket. But I know the cable works as I use it for my PS3 to connect to the screen.

That's what confuses me... one thing I do know is that the HDMI cable can't fit snuggly into the hdmi socket as my case has a thin piece of metal sticking out slightly that I don't wanna bend back really. However, the computer does pick up that an HDMI input was just plugged in as it does the 'picked up hardware' noise.

 

[MeMeMeMe]

Maybe the HDMI port on your card is faulty. Or...
HDMI plugs and sockets can be a bit fiddly, you may need to push it in till it is snug. Windows may be detecting because it's making enough of a connection to be detected, but not enough to transfer data properly.

 

[Tomcat825]

Ok fair enough. I'm just gonna bit the bullet and bend the metal back lol.

 

[Tomcat825]

Metal can't be bent back, but I found another HDMI cable and got it to fit just about and display my screen, but my screen seems to downsize it and put a black border around the display... not huge but it does. BUT, plugging my 1st into HDMI and 2nd into DVI and it still doesn't work.

Getting ****ed off with this.

 

[Chong Warrior]

Take a deep breath... and chill.

I have this card and use HDMI for main screen and DVI for 2nd screen. Mine did the same with the black border on the HDMI, there's an option in windows to remove it. Can't remember exactly but it's somewhere in personalize desktop settings, so right click on desktop and it's in the somewhere.

 

[Tomcat825]

Right, after a smoke and some toast I'm chilled.

I remembered I had the Analogue to DVI from the GPU so I chucked that on a Ana socket and it works, albeit the second screen is very bright and discoloured, but it works.

I'll have a look for the HDMI setting mate, thank you.

 

[MeMeMeMe]

Metal can't be bent back, but I found another HDMI cable and got it to fit just about and display my screen, but my screen seems to downsize it and put a black border around the display... not huge but it does. BUT, plugging my 1st into HDMI and 2nd into DVI and it still doesn't work.

Getting ****ed off with this.

Sounds like a driver scaling issue. The setting is in catalyst control panel:
http://www.aoclarkejr.com/ati-catalyst-9-9-overcan-and-underscan-options.html

 

[slim01]

the twin forzr looks sweet