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04-12-2016, 08:26 AM
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| Help with displaying on 3 screens
Hello,
Looking for some advice in troubleshooting a HTPC. I am having trouble displaying all 3 monitors concurrently at the same time. The PC knows their are 3 monitors but would not display 3 at a time.
PC Specs -
Gigabyte Motherboard GA-F2A88XN-WIFI AMD FM2+ A88X DDR3 SATA PCI Express DVI-D/HDMI Mini-ITX
Inwin BP655 Mini-ITX Computer Case Front USB3.0 Audio With 300W Power Supply
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SV300S37A/120G 2.5IN SATA3 LSI Sandforce SSD
G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1866 CL9-10-9-28 Memory
AMD A10 5800K Black Edition Quad Core APU 4.2/3.8GHZ Processor FM2 4MB Cache 100W Retail Box
I am connecting to a projector, lcd screen and a TV
Output of each to the motherboard is -
Projector - HDMI
40" TV - HDMI
LCD Screen - DVI
I am stumped and have tried various options and cannot output the display to all 3. My other HTPC which is a simpler builds works and displays on all 3 monitors.
Any help would be much appreciated. 
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04-12-2016, 11:45 AM
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04-12-2016, 11:45 AM
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Check if the AMD APU (CPU with video) supports more than 2 monitors. Also, check to see if the Gigabyte motherboard can support more than 2 outputs when the DVI port is in use.
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04-12-2016, 12:16 PM
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#4 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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Yes I've checked and the AMD CPU with video supports 3 monitors, same with the MOBO.
Would I not have enough power to run 3 monitors? Or should I connect from VGA and use a DVI adapater?
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04-12-2016, 12:21 PM
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From what I understand AMD support for more than 2 monitors depends on using the DisplayPort. Otherwise, you're just limited to 2 screens between HDMI and DVI.
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04-12-2016, 12:40 PM
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enable onboard video in bios
I do 2 to the card and 1 to the mobo for displays
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04-12-2016, 01:28 PM
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you will need a video card to output to 3 monitors. usually onboard video will max out at 2 displays only even though they have ports for more output. same as some graphics card. they will only output to 2 monitors even though they have 3 inputs.
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04-12-2016, 03:05 PM
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#8 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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Its unusual because the identical HTPC running at my friends place is able to output to 3 displays. The only difference is the computer monitor is rather old and its running VGA to a DVI adapater.
In this post the user changed to a different CPU and it worked. While another user has the same issue as me.
- GA-F2A88XN-WIFI (rev. 3.0) tripple display
If I can't really run 3 displays , is there an adapter to duplicate two displays and one display?
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04-12-2016, 09:00 PM
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#10 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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Thanks, I'll try to see if its a bios setting.
It's odd that my friend with the identical setup has it working on 3 displays. He may have a different chipset but is running the same mobo, which the inboard graphics.
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04-13-2016, 06:52 AM
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That DVI port is DVI-D. It's digital output only. A DVI-to-VGA adapter won't work.
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04-19-2016, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by lilaznviper | Thanks, the card is ideal but I am limited on space.
The case I have is a inwin bp655 mini itx.
A low profile card will fit. Any other recommendations?
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04-19-2016, 07:47 PM
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04-20-2016, 11:25 AM
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#15 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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Thanks!
how about this card, which is slightly cheaper. http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX53011
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04-20-2016, 03:36 PM
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#16 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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that one doesn't work as its a slower one.
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