I bought this item and tried it didn't display the 3rd monitor. Anyone has a step-by-step on how to properly install this adapter so it does work?
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You have to have two active adapters and one VGA to get three monitors (in my experience). One active adapter and one passive adapter does not work.
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Your computer must have a display port. You plug this into that open port. Right click on your desktop and choose graphic properties. Then setup the monitor.
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Your video card may not be compatible with three displays. Check the manual of the video card for more information. Also, your monitor has to be able to communicate with the video card. Some older monitors are not capable of this.
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If you can open 3 windows on your computer, which I am sure you can, it will work. Uses single USB slot. After installation just open the window you want to monitor and drag it to the third screen.
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It will power a 2nd monitor (or 3rd if you already have 2, or 4th if you already have 3). But notice the resolution is a little lower here then many other displaylink chipset (the magic chip inside that makes it work, most of these are not just adapters but mini-video cards that need a hair of power they get from the USB connection, so it seems like magic). This is a lower price then many, but also lower resolution then many.
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I had zero success making it work on any adapter aside from the standard display port. The one I bought is a really pretty paper weight, but i wish you luck!
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Did you connect the monitor to the outlet with the rubber cover? If so it wont work. Near the bottom you will find two outlets, one is for a VGA monitor and the other is an HDMI connector. Either of these should work. I did have problems with my K430, even sent it back to the company for repair within four months of ownership. Since I got it back I have added a few things to it, so I now have three monitors hooked up and added another 4 Gig RAM board plus another 1.5 TB hard drive. It works great now with all of the extra toys. Good luck!!!
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3 monitor support only works if using an actual Displayport cable to displayport monitor or a displayport dongle adapter that uses "Active" adapter, rather than the more common passive adapter. Only then can you set up 3 displays, and it must be in the AMD software under Eyefinity.
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Yes...this is exactly what I did. I already had one monitor hooked up to my pc with a regular vga cable. I wanted to add a second monitor and the only video port I had left on my pc was an hdmi port. So I plugged the hdmi end of this adaptor into the back of the pc and attached the vga cable of the second monitor to vga side of this adaptor...so far, it works perfectly and both monitors work. Hope this helps.
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Hmm. Not entirely sure on that. I did have it on my monitor and HDTV through the HDMI at the same time so i wouldn't see why a third monitor wouldn't work. But not 100% sure on that.
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were you able to get the three monitors all level to each other, or is the middle monitor slightly higher then the far right and far left monitors? I am having the same problem, they are not flush to each others height.
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I do have three monitors which work normally for the desktop, but if you mean gaming across three, haven't tried it yet.
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I was so happy with this monitor, i bought another one to extend the display. I use a laptop HDMI connection. But i am unable to extend the display on the two HP monitors. Second one is not getting any signals. Does anyone know how to make this work?
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Yes, I am using an ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series card and the active converter in this adapter allows the 3rd display to be used. I'm using 2 monitors via DVI and a TV hooked up to this adapter and all 3 can be configured to work simultaneously (split screen, same output, etc.)
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I am not using the adapter for that purpose. My need was to connect a second monitor to my desktop and it works perfectly. Installation was easy, plug the monitor cable into the adapter and plug the adaptor to the DVI port on the computer. Done, now have two monitors.
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The card has three possible outputs to monitors, but I have never seen software that will drive three monitors. I use UltraMon and it is limited to a dual monitor setup. My guess is that you'll be limited by your choice of software/drivers.
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I have seen references to ATI Eyefinity software that is supposed to support three monitors from this card, but I have not installed that software, nor have I tried three monitors on the card I have ( two works well, and that's what I need personally ). Also, if you're forced to use a low profile card, you will only be able to see the hdmi and dvi ports with the lo profile adapter on the card.
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I am using only two monitors but I would guess that three are fine. The card has only two DVI ports and one extra HDMI and probably works like any other single card (that is two monitors). I would be worried about the power input but that is a different issue.
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Faizon, I would assume that if you are using the VGA cord from your monitor and plugging it into the VGA portion of this cable and then plug it into the USB of your of your docking station that should work. I assume you are trying to get a second monitor for your docking station. I would try and see if your docking station has two VGA or at least a DVI-D connection for the second monitor, but that may not be an option for your docking station or even your monitor for the DVI-D, But I would check that first before buying this item. I used this cable for a second monitor on my tower station and have not tried it on a docking station. Hope this helps. Faizon, I would assume that if you are using the VGA cord from your monitor and plugging it into the VGA portion of this cable and then plug it into the USB of your of your docking station that should work. I assume you are trying to get a second monitor for your docking station. I would try and see if your docking station has two VGA or at least a DVI-D connection for the second monitor, but that may not be an option for your docking station or even your monitor for the DVI-D, But I would check that first before buying this item. I used this cable for a second monitor on my tower station... » Read More Faizon, I would assume that if you are using the VGA cord from your monitor and plugging it into the VGA portion of this cable and then plug it into the USB of your of your docking station that should work. I assume you are trying to get a second monitor for your docking station. I would try and see if your docking station has two VGA or at least a DVI-D connection for the second monitor, but that may not be an option for your docking station or even your monitor for the DVI-D, But I would check that first before buying this item. I used this cable for a second monitor on my tower station and have not tried it on a docking station. Hope this helps. « Show Less