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The forum thread discusses a setup issue where the original poster has a second monitor requiring a VGA connection and limited available ports on their graphics card, which has HDMI, VGA, and DVI-D outputs. The main question concerns whether the DVI ports on the motherboard can be used with the graphics card installed. Responses indicate that it is possible to use both the dedicated graphics card and the motherboard's DVI ports simultaneously, and additional questions are asked to clarify the monitor's input options and graphics card specifications. Overall, the exchange offers troubleshooting advice and clarifies multi-monitor setup possibilities.

RetroRampage

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Hello all, I have a bit of a problem.
You see, I just got a second monitor, and as you can see by the first circle, my first one is connected via VGA on my graphics card. My graphics card has HDMI out, VGA, and DVI-D.
There are no more ports for VGA, but that is what my second monitor needs.
I DO have a converter that converts VGA to DVI-I, but that can't connect to my graphics card.
But as seen in the second circle, my computer also has 2 DVI ports, one DVI-D and one DVI-I.
These were used before I had my graphics card.. But is there a way to use those WITH my graphics card installed? or is that only usable with the integrated graphics card in the PC?

Thanks in advance!
 

Jimbo22

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You can use either or both at the same time.
 

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badrobot

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what ports does your first monitor have? what is the specs of you graphics card? Is it x1 or x16 PCIe interface?