Dual Screen won't work? XFX 6850

[BamDanUK]

Hi guuyss,

My graphics card:
http://www.ebuyer.com/290512-xfx-hd...-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-hd-685x-zndc


So I'm running HDMI to one monitor and then as I have no DVI ports in either monitors I bought a DVI to VGA adapter: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004G3WCLM/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00

Conntected that to graphics card, vga to that then to monitor.

I'm in the screen resolution settings, It doesn't pick up the other monitor and nothing wants to display...

Is there something I'm doing wrong?

Any pointers are helpful...
Thanks!
BamDanUK

 

[jamesriley94]

You dont have eyefinity enabled or anything do you? You may have to use the display port in order to go multiple monitors, but I'm not 100% sure on that.

 

[BamDanUK]

I have my screen showing on the other side now but I've tried every setting I can see and I can't get it working to have my desktop on the other monitor as well so I can just drag the screens I want over

 

[jamesriley94]

I dont understand what you mean? Does just show the same things on both screens?

 

[BamDanUK]

Well right now I have just my desktop background on my other screen? My primary is on the right, second screen on the left. When I go to the out of the page on the right screen it comes in on the left screen on the left of the page.

Is there anyway I can change the assortment?

 

[Tomtom565]

So you want to switch your left screen to your primary?

 

[BamDanUK]

So you want to switch your left screen to your primary?

Nooo, I want to keep my right as primary but I want to be able to slide it to the left to go to my left screen

 

[Tomtom565]

Nooo, I want to keep my right as primary but I want to be able to slide it to the left to go to my left screen

Slide what? the open window? is it mirroring the other screen? What are you trying to move across? o.0

 

[BamDanUK]

Slide what? the open window? is it mirroring the other screen? What are you trying to move across? o.0

Let me explain a little better.

I have my right and left screens. Right screen is my primary, Left screen is the one I'm dual screening with.
At the moment on my right screen I have to drag to the right of the screen to make it appear on the left screen, Is there anyway I can drag of the left side of my right screen so It appears on my left screen?

 

[Tomtom565]

So you want the margins to overlap? :/ I'm really sorry, I just don't quite understand the objective :/

 

[BamDanUK]

xD

I'll basically, at the moment on my primary screen I have to drag to the right to get it to the left screen, I want to drag to the left to go onto the left screen?

 

[Tomtom565]

Oh.... hehehhe, I understand.... on your desktop, right click and go to screen res (windows one, not ATI catalyst), and two screens should be there, drag the one on the left, to the other side.. apply changes... did this work?

 

[BamDanUK]

Oh.... hehehhe, I understand.... on your desktop, right click and go to screen res (windows one, not ATI catalyst), and two screens should be there, drag the one on the left, to the other side.. apply changes... did this work?

YAYYAYyAYYAYAYYAYYAYay!
Love you Worked, Cheers man

 

[Tomtom565]

Hahaha, XD took a while but I got you there ^.^

 

[BamDanUK]

Hahaha, XD took a while but I got you there ^.^

Yeah! Works really well, Thank you so much.

 

[garih]

be warned, once you have dual screens you can NEVER go back to 1 screen!!

 

[Tomtom565]

be warned, once you have dual screens you can NEVER go back to 1 screen!!

This is just so unbelievably true! I really struggle without two moniters, less desktop space...

 

[yassarikhan786]

be warned, once you have dual screens you can NEVER go back to 1 screen!!

+1 Dual screens rock

 

[Josh Weston]

I want dual screens

 

[garih]

I just bought my second monitor for £20 off eBay. now I want to upgrade my 22" vga screen to a 27" dvi screen. but my missus seems to think she can stop me... yeah right!!