# Dual Monitor Help Needed **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 20, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568 "2008-08-20T12:58:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568/1 "2008-08-20T12:58:01Z")
So I have a Dell Optiplex SX270. It has an Intel Extreme Graphics 2 Controller with a DVI output. So I bought a DVI-D Dual Link Splitter so that I could run dual monitors. The one monitor has a dual link DVI-D connector. The other has a Single Link DVI-D connector. If I plug both into the splitter and reboot, I get the bios posts, I see the windows “I am booting up” screen(all of this cloned on both monitors), then it goes to nothing. Also did this, windows up and running on the single DVI-D Dual link monitor. Unplug monitor, plug in splitter, plug in same DVI-D Dual linked monitor, I get nothing. What gives? What am I doing wrong? I am under them impression that this card does allow 2 monitors because when I open the configuration software, it has the option but tells me to plug the monitor in first. Did I get the wrong Y cable? Oh, this is windows btw help me. I have plenty of Karma to give out. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568/2 "2008-08-20T12:59:36Z")
Well if you are getting BIOS on both and then the Windows boot screen…it sounds like you just need to configure both monitors in the control panel under display/settings. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568/3 "2008-08-20T13:00:22Z")
no can do, I never even get to that point where I can configure it ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568/4 "2008-08-20T13:01:38Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > no can do, I never even get to that point where I can configure it oh nm…I didn’t realize you lose both monitors at that point. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568/5 "2008-08-20T13:01:39Z")
oh, more graphics card info: Intel 82865G Graphics Controller ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568/6 "2008-08-20T13:02:48Z")
Where is Kevin im sure he can fix this… ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568/7 "2008-08-20T13:05:48Z")
unplug one of them, then setup control panel for 2 monitors (plug the second in after you get into windows) you’ll probably have to re-boot after that. never used 2 on integrated video though, only ATI/nVidia ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568/8 "2008-08-20T13:07:12Z")
i get no signal with one monitor plugged into the splitter :-/ ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568/9 "2008-08-20T13:08:30Z")
hmmmm… can you configure it without the splitter? if worse comes to worse, kevin was selling a nvidia card not too long ago that should have dual DVI outputs ---
**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568/10 "2008-08-20T13:08:37Z")
buy a better video card. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568/11 "2008-08-20T13:09:15Z")
no can do on that, this little dell workstation is not expandable. Looks like I might be at a dead end. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568/12 "2008-08-20T13:10:45Z")
actually, try this go into device manager. delete video adapter from the list and shutdown Re-start with both monitors plugged in and see if that fixes it. it should automatically find the driver and re-install. If that doesn’t work, look around google for some kind of utility that does what you’re looking to do edit: look for a program called UltraMon ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568/13 "2008-08-20T13:14:45Z")
[http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel865g/sb/CS-009178.htm](http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel865g/sb/CS-009178.htm) on-board does not support it ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568/14 "2008-08-20T13:21:48Z")
> [@97FormulaWS-6](#): > > [http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel865g/sb/CS-009178.htm](http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel865g/sb/CS-009178.htm) > > on-board does not support it oh man, how did I not see that page? doh, that is dissapointing.