dual monitor issues

pc noob1

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Apr 11, 2017
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hi im having issues with connecting another monitor to my motherboard my pc wont detect any other monitor through the motherboard vga or hdmi slot i have a vga connected to my graphics card but im trying to connect to my motherboard for dual monitor setup can anyone help a pc noob out
 
Solution
For dual monitor setup, connect both of your monitors to your GPU. Any monitor connected to the MoBo, while you have a dedicated GPU, won't display any images.

pc noob1

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Aeacus

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A little list of personal computer hardware abbreviations to help you to understand better.

PC - Personal Computer
CPU - Central Processing Unit
MoBo - MotherBoard (aka MB or MBD)
RAM - Random Access Memory
GPU - Graphics Processing Unit
SSD - Solid State Drive
HDD - Hard Disk Drive
PSU - Power Supply Unit
FDD - Floppy Disk Drive (obsolete nowadays)
FD - Floppy Disk (also obsolete)
ODD - Optical Disk Drive
CD - Compact Disk
DVD - Digital Versatile Disk
BD - Blu-ray Disk
OS - Operating System

Of course there are more abbreviations (like DDR, GDDR, AIO, rad, KB etc) but the above covers the basics.