Can you dual monitor without windows?

[Vidya]

Hey so the last parts for my build should come tomorrow, can I use both monitors plugged into my graphics card straight away and bios would be on both screens or do i need windows first to use dual monitors?

 

[foster grant]

windows first..if im right lol...i have two monitors

 

[mickyflinn]

You will need windows and the drivers for the gpu to run both monitors.

 

[foster grant]

You will need windows and the drivers for the gpu to run both monitors.

yes

 

[Vidya]

Ah ok thanks , would the monitors work after windows or would i deffo need to install nvidia drivers before i plugged it in (i know the resoultion would be **** until then

 

[foster grant]

you can plug em both in right from the off...but install your drivers for all your stuff....then set them up

 

[~Dockie]

what card are you getting? either im not understanding the question right, or its only amd cards that do this, but in the bios, for me, its duplicated over both screens.

 

[Deleted User 298457]

what card are you getting? either im not understanding the question right, or its only amd cards that do this, but in the bios, for me, its duplicated over both screens.

This.

It depends on how the cards act, but I've normally always had duplicate BIOS screens - some screens take longer to re-act to the crappy input (640x480) and can be too slow and the BIOS screen passes.