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Dual vga graphics card

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  • 12-12-2022 5:26pm
    #1
    One More Toy
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    Hello


    I have an older dell in my childhood home I will be using this Christmas.

    It only has one vga output when I'd really like two. I've no idea what graphics card to fit, would someone be able to advise me what to do? I'd prefer vga as I have two vga monitors


    Tia

    Omt



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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,100 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    What's the model of it? And by VGA, do you really mean old style DB15 VGA connections?



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    One More Toy
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119988013#Comment_119988013

    I will have to check in a weeks time while I am there


    Edit - my old man is going to check for me shortly



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    L1011
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    You'd really need a time machine to get dual VGA, even 15 years ago cards were dual DVI or DVI+VGA

    DVI-I (the most common DVI format) carries VGA natively (the four pins around the blade are the analogue ones), so its a passive convertor and completely transparent to the card and monitor

    You'll need to find out what the machine is and how old it is for a recommendation - if its very very very old it won't have PCI Express; otherwise it may need an older version of a card.



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    One More Toy
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    Thank you, will find out shortly



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    One More Toy
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    HP Compaq is all he can see. I'll have a look next week and see can I get a specific model number



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    Spear
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119988163#Comment_119988163

    A picture of the ports at the back would help. There may also be a sticker with model info back there too.



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    L1011
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    HP Compaq would suggest it is at least 9 years old

    You may be throwing money away doing anything to it as it could easily be completely useless for anything modern.



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    Jon Doe
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    If you can afford to temporarily transplant your entire desktop to your childhood home or your at least your current graphics board to the Compaq (assuming it fits) maybe your could buy a couple of adapters?

    https://skinflint.co.uk/3932727499

    you could buy the kind of graphics card that usually fits such old machines (need to know the model to be sure)

    https://skinflint.co.uk/?cat=gra16_512&xf=11570_passiv+(l%FCfterlos)%7E351_low+profile+Blende&sort=p#productlist

    or your could forget all about computers for the duration of the holiday... :P



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    Spear
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119988163#Comment_119988163

    Were you able to get any more info on it?



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    3102derek
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    have one of these at home, your welcome to it.

    Need to collected. New in Box (dont ask!!!!)

    MSI R5450-MD1GD3H/LP




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    One More Toy
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119998760#Comment_119998760

    Not yet will know next week, thanks for asking though! :)



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    #13
    One More Toy
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119998839#Comment_119998839

    That's very kind of you, unfortunately I can't travel very far normally but I appreciate your offer!



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    One More Toy
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    Having a look at about in system settings and can't see a model number

    Computer is 'acpi x64 based'

    Graphics card is Intel q35 express chipset family

    Any good for identification?



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    L1011
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    No. That's years worth of potentials.

    There should be a silver sticker on it somewhere. Possibly the bottom

    Brings the possible age up to 11 though. You won't get much use out of that.



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    One More Toy
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120015905#Comment_120015905

    You're right, it is a pos, I should probably consign it to the technology graveyard and buy a new desktop



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