Connecting Two Monitors; Connecting Two Monitors With Vga Connectors - Dell INSPIRON 531S Owner's Manual

Connecting Two Monitors

CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the
safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
If you purchased a graphics card that supports dual monitors, follow these
instructions to connect and enable your monitors. The instructions tell you
how to connect either two monitors (each with a VGA connector), one monitor
with a VGA connector and one monitor with a DVI connector, or a TV.
NOTICE:
If you are connecting two monitors that have VGA connectors, you must
have the optional DVI adapter to connect the cable. If you are connecting two
flat-panel monitors, at least one of them must have a VGA connector. If you are
connecting a TV, you may connect only one monitor (VGA or DVI) in addition to the TV.

Connecting Two Monitors With VGA Connectors

1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 101.
NOTE:
installed. The integrated video card port is capped when the port is disabled.
Do not remove the cap to connect a monitor. The monitor will not function.
2 Connect one of the monitors to the VGA (blue) connector on the back of
the computer.
3 Connect the other monitor to the optional DVI adapter and connect the
DVI adapter to the DVI (white) connector on the back of the computer.
The integrated video card is disabled when an add-on graphics card is
Setting Up and Using Your Computer
33