6870 dual monitors?

[MrElve]

Okay guys so here is the problem, the 6870 in my system is just running one monitor atm, my LG 19" W1942S Flatron (1440 x 900) (soon to be a syncmaster B2430L 24" 1920 x 1080) and I was wondering if I could get a second monitor running alongside my primary 19".

I have this LG 19" which im running at the moment and another 19" which also runs the same res but both run on VGA so i have to use a DVI->VGA adapter on the card which i have about 6 of so there is no worry there, however when i tried it before and used both DVI connections the card would not pick up the second monitor at all, does dual have to be run on DVI + HDMI?, DVI + MDP?

Please help me, two monitors can greatly help my work. But when I game I only want the game to show on my primary monitor

 

[Surveyor]

See this thread:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18267053

Only 1 DVI port is DVI-I and so can be used with an adapter for VGA.

The other is DVI-D so is digital only.

You can't connect 2 VGA monitors without a DisplayPort to VGA adapter.

The B2430L has a DVI input so you connect this using the DVI-D port on the 6870 and then connect the LG 19" using a VGA adapter on the DVI-I port on the 6870.

I think I've understood what you want but you'll have to come back if I haven't.

 

[MrElve]

See this thread:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18267053

Only 1 DVI port is DVI-I and so can be used with an adapter for VGA.

The other is DVI-D so is digital only.

You can't connect 2 VGA monitors without a DisplayPort to VGA adapter.

The B2430L has a DVI input so you connect this using the DVI-D port on the 6870 and then connect the LG 19" using a VGA adapter on the DVI-I port on the 6870.

I think I've understood what you want but you'll have to come back if I haven't.

Yeah. Well, when I get my new monitor I can connect that to the DVI-D port and use the adapter on this one to put it into the DVI-I but surely because the DVI-I is the top port that means my 24" will be a secondary monitor and the 19" will still be primary?

 

[Orcvader]

Yeah. Well, when I get my new monitor I can connect that to the DVI-D port and use the adapter on this one to put it into the DVI-I but surely because the DVI-I is the top port that means my 24" will be a secondary monitor and the 19" will still be primary?

Not really. Honestly it doesn't matter which ports they're on, you can always change which is the main monitor in Windows.

 

[Surveyor]

I believe you will be able to swap which are the primary and secondary displays in the Catalyst Control Centre or Windows.

 

[MrElve]

Ok guys thanks. I'll be sure to repost or something when i get my monitor sometime next month if i need help