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Dual Monitors for Dell Inspiron 530


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cecijoe

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I'm not very computer savvy, so please excuse if this doesn't sound very articulate. I have a Dell Inspiron 530 (full size) tower with Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @2.40 GHz and 4.00 GB RAM, 32-bit system. The video graphics says Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family. On the back of the computer, there is one VGA plug (blue) and one DVI plug (white). I have two monitors, both with VGA/DVI inputs. I connected one monitor to each of the video outs on the back of the computer, but the second (DVI-plugged) monitor is not being recognized by the computer. When I boot up the computer, a warning that says "unsupported video configuration detected" keeps coming up. There is a little ATI icon in my menu bar that opens a window entitled "catalyst control center", but only one video is being recognized. Do I need to buy something? Can anyone offer any suggestions?
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Even, if you see two video ports there, it doesn't mean, your video card supports dual monitors.
In fact, most on-board video chips, don't.
You need to buy real video card, which supports dual monitors.
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