Detecting second monitor

mart1985 · 18 Nov 2012 at 15:55

I have an issue where my new pc is not detecting my second monitor.

The primary is the DGM 27" and the second is an old Dell 22". The Dell has a DVI and VGA connection but when I go to detect the monitor, it does not appear on the display drop down (it only has the DGM as 'TBD'?

Does anyone have any ideas why this might be?

I have the DGM plugged in using DVI to the graphics card and the Dell into the motherboard.

mart1985 · 18 Nov 2012 at 16:21

i3570k
gigabyte ga-z77x-ud3h
msi 7950 Twin Forzr III

Philip Perfect - I ran the monitor off my laptop the other week and it seemed to work fine.

mart1985 · 18 Nov 2012 at 17:44

Thanks for the suggestion Orcvader but I just checked and the onboard GPU was enabled.

Strange thing is it seems to be detecting a second monitor via VGA, but the other monitor is connected by DVI-D.

mart1985 · 18 Nov 2012 at 18:32

Im afraid I was being pretty dumb. I updated drivers on my motherboard and it has now detected it...

Sorry for wasting your time guys. Thanks for the help!