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How to Install a Second Video Monitor to Your PC
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Tutorials Last Updated: November 12, 2007
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Connecting The Second Video Monitor (Cont’d)

Now all you need to do is to connect the video monitor cable to the DVI connector available on the rear of your computer, as shown in Figure 11. Notice that there is only one position that the plug present on the monitor cable will fit the connector available on the video card. So if they are not matching don’t try forcing the plug; simply rotate it 180º.

How To Install Two Video Monitors
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Figure 11: Installing a second video monitor to your PC.

After fitting the video monitor plug on the video card connector, rotate clockwise the two thumbscrews available, see Figure 12.

How To Install Two Video Monitors
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Figure 12: Rotate the two thumbscrews available.

In Figure 13, you can see the cables from the two video monitors correctly installed.

How To Install Two Video Monitors
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Figure 13: Second video monitor correctly installed.

Now that the two video monitors are installed, you need to turn on your computer. Windows will automatically detect the second monitor and will expand the desktop to it.

Some extra configuration may be necessary. Even if the two video monitors are working fine we recommend you to follow the steps shown in the next page in order to make sure that your monitors are configured for the best video quality.

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