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Pc tech question ???
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| djandymac |
| ok, so i have my pc with a monitor attached to it. i want to use another screen but have no room for another monitor the same size. so my question is, can i connect my laptop to my pc with a dvi to vga cable and have the laptop screen as a second screen for my pc setup ? |
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| Prototrance |
I suppose it will all depend if your video card supports this. If there is a connection to do this then it probably will be ok. BUT, if it isn't specifically configured for x2 monitors you may just get exactly the same output on both the PC monitor and the laptop and not be able to move windows between the two.
However ^^ that may be bollocks as well |
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| djandymac |
| i know i can run my main monitor as a second screen by connecting it to my laptop. but i wanna connect my laptop to my pc's video card. im gonna connect it and see what happens anyway lol |
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| Terry Barker |
| quote: | Originally posted by djandymac
i know i can run my main monitor as a second screen by connecting it to my laptop. but i wanna connect my laptop to my pc's video card. im gonna connect it and see what happens anyway lol |
Best way mate, plus, theres probably some software out there that will assit you in doing so, Google it haha |
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| echosystm |
no, you can't do this. vga/dvi ports only go one way.
by now you've probably realised that there is no such thing as a female-female VGA cable... or you've actually found one and shorted out your video card. |
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