[Wormiez]

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. :)

[trollguy]

That's a lot of porn.. does the wife know

[Reeyal]

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.

[Wormiez]

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?

[Presto]

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.

[smoothie.]

enable onboard video in bios

I do 2 to the card and 1 to the mobo for displays

[lilaznviper]

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.

[Wormiez]

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 (http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php?topic=13812.0)


If I can't really run 3 displays , is there an adapter to duplicate two displays and one display?

[lilaznviper]

Technically it didn't work since he was having issues right after.

http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-gt-710-2gb-ddr3-f9-125566.htm

get this video card, its pretty cheap and can run 3 monitors no problem. save you time and hassle trying to figure it out.

specs from the nvideo site
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-710/specifications

says multi monitor: 3 displays

[Wormiez]

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.

[Reeyal]

That DVI port is DVI-D. It's digital output only. A DVI-to-VGA adapter won't work.

[Wormiez]

Technically it didn't work since he was having issues right after.

http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-gt-710-2gb-ddr3-f9-125566.htm

get this video card, its pretty cheap and can run 3 monitors no problem. save you time and hassle trying to figure it out.

specs from the nvideo site
GeForce GT 710 | Specifications | GeForce (http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-710/specifications)

says multi monitor: 3 displays

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?

[Wormiez]

I am leaning toward this card - http://www.ncix.com/detail/asus-radeon-hd-6450-low-8b-66802-1722.htm

[lilaznviper]

that card won't work as max is 2 displays.

try this one

http://www.ncix.com/detail/pny-geforce-gt-730-1gb-69-128287.htm

specs says 3 monitor supported

[Wormiez]

Thanks!

how about this card, which is slightly cheaper.

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX53011

[lilaznviper]

that one doesn't work as its a slower one.

specs to the cards for gt 370
GeForce GT 730 | Specifications | GeForce (http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-730/specifications)