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Is 2 additional monitors possible?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by jholty, Nov 4, 2011.

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  1. jholty

    jholty Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I have a Precision M4400 with an NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M video card. I am using the laptop's built in display and the laptop is in a Dell docking station with two DVI outputs. I have an Acer monitor setup to the left of the laptop in DVI output 1 from the docking station and a Dell monitor to the right in DVI output 2. I want to be able to use all 3 monitors at once, displaying 3 different things.

    So far, i can only get one or the other of the additional monitors to work. What do i need to do to get the second additional monitor to work? Its for work, not games or anything graphic intensive.

    I dont care if i have to buy hardware of software, or whatever, i just need it to work if its possible.
     
  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I don't think you can natively run three monitors on an M4400. You will probably need one of those active USB/VGA/DVI adapters or a more expensive Matrox splitter. Some newer machines might be able to do three outputs natively, but I don't know where that actually starts.
     
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    Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure what you mean by "You will probably need one of those active USB/VGA/DVI adapters"
     
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    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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