So my old video card was a GeForce 9800GTX+ which had a DVI and VGA out. I had to displays set up and working fine -- main one was DVI and the other was VGA.
I got a new MSI R7850 to replace the old card. I connected my DVI monitor and then bought a VGA to DVI cable from Amazon to use with my VGA monitor. I connect the VGA monitor with the cable to find it doesn't work. The screen just reads "No VGA Cable" (Monitor is Dell S1709W). For the record, I've tried two different cables because I ordered two (one came from China and was taking forever).
I go into Display settings in Windows 7 and choose "Extend these displays" and the only option for display 2 reads "Display device on: VGA" and when I try to save, I get the message "unable to save display settings". Nothing seems to help.
I then go to the Desktop management in CCC and try to detect displays but it doesn't find any second monitor at all..
So, I'm guessing that its just not going to work. Unless.... I am not realizing that the HDMI out on the card is the main out and I should be using that, and the DVI is secondary... in which case, I could try connecting an HDMI to DVI from the monitor to the video card for my main monitor and then use a VGA to DVI for the second one... but I really don't want to waste money on more adapter cables.
I got a new MSI R7850 to replace the old card. I connected my DVI monitor and then bought a VGA to DVI cable from Amazon to use with my VGA monitor. I connect the VGA monitor with the cable to find it doesn't work. The screen just reads "No VGA Cable" (Monitor is Dell S1709W). For the record, I've tried two different cables because I ordered two (one came from China and was taking forever).
I go into Display settings in Windows 7 and choose "Extend these displays" and the only option for display 2 reads "Display device on: VGA" and when I try to save, I get the message "unable to save display settings". Nothing seems to help.
I then go to the Desktop management in CCC and try to detect displays but it doesn't find any second monitor at all..
So, I'm guessing that its just not going to work. Unless.... I am not realizing that the HDMI out on the card is the main out and I should be using that, and the DVI is secondary... in which case, I could try connecting an HDMI to DVI from the monitor to the video card for my main monitor and then use a VGA to DVI for the second one... but I really don't want to waste money on more adapter cables.