I just happened to acquire a second monitor, which has a VGA cable, and I want to plug it in with my previous one. As you can see in the picture, I have two VGA ports, one that is used(the graphics card port) and one that is not used. Is there a way to use both of them? I don't want to do anything special with the second monitor, just a few open windows, any gaming etc will be done using the main monitor. Or should I find a DVI or HDMI adaptor? I'm running Linux Mint. Thank you!
2 Answers
It depends on your BIOS' capability. Some computers can support video output from both the onboard GPU and the video card simultaneously, some cannot.
Your video card already has 3 video outputs though. If the onboard video will not work together with the discrete card, in your case a very inexpensive (just a few dollars, usually) DVI to VGA adapter will allow you to connect your second monitor to the same video card already driving your first monitor.
3You probably can use the integrated video with the external video card. However, since you have the external free DVI port, use it. There will be fewer compatibility issues. Get a DVI-VGA adapter and use the DVI port on your video card.
