dual monitors on a Nvidia Gforce 6150 LE
I have Dell Optiplex 740 with a Nvidia Gforce 6150 LE running Windows 7 Prof. 32 bit
I can't find info. on it that tells me if I can run dual monitors
any suggestions?
I can't find info. on it that tells me if I can run dual monitors
any suggestions?
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Yes it's understood
If I install a card I will install a dual card type
I'm asking about the on board card because I cannot find specs that specifies if it does dual
Yes it's understood
If I install a card I will install a dual card type
I'm asking about the on board card because I cannot find specs that specifies if it does dual
no the onboard one is not dual, that I am positive.
If you want to add dual graphics that's pretty straightforward on Optiplexes. Crucially though we need to know the case size, if this is in a SFF or USFF case than you'll need a half/low profile card. You'll also need to bear in mind the card can't afford to add more than about 30W in total to the power consumption of the PC as the Optiplexes have pretty small power supplies (at least in terms of output - if you do have one of the tiny cases it's that brick sitting next to it!!)
Something like the ATI Radeon X1300 Pro 256 MB (Dell P/N GDDR2/JJ461) which will need a DMS-59 splitter cable and provide you with One VGA and one independent DVI-D or VGA output.
Which card did you have in mind?
Something like the ATI Radeon X1300 Pro 256 MB (Dell P/N GDDR2/JJ461) which will need a DMS-59 splitter cable and provide you with One VGA and one independent DVI-D or VGA output.
Which card did you have in mind?
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Thanks for the info.
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yes I will install a card if needed, and I already have one picked out
I'm trying to find out if I can use the original graphics with a splitter and get true dual monitors