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Windows Certified Monitor?

EmperorGaming

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Sep 18, 2014
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I just got a new monitor and plugged it in and works but the one i just used moments before is now not windows 8.1 certified? i have 2 vga outputs, the one connected to the video card and the moherboard. please help me get this problem worked out!
 
Solution
both monitors have to be plugged into the GPU for it to work, or both into the motherboard, but you cannot use both the onboard graphics and the GPU at the same time.
you cant use the mb graphics ports and the graphics cards ones . The mb graphics are diasabled when you insert a graphics card . Use an adapter and connect to the graphics card
 
both monitors have to be plugged into the GPU for it to work, or both into the motherboard, but you cannot use both the onboard graphics and the GPU at the same time.
 
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