Connecting a second monitor on a desktop computer

Connecting a second monitor on a desktop computer

Hello,

Sometimes you feel like having an extra screen must solve lots of mess around working on multiple tasks simultaneously. Well, this is really very easy to achieve. You just need an extra screen, preferably of similar size (though that’s not necessary at all). Well, as you said you have a single VGA output in your machine, so I will describe the steps you need to follow for connecting an extra screen to your computer:

• Connect a VGA cable to the VGA port on your computer to the VGA port of the external screen.
• As soon as you will switch on the screen and your computer, your computer must recognize the newly added screen immediately.
• Now you will be asked about the status of your extra screen. Whether you want to:
  • Extend your monitor
  • Clone your monitor
  • Or a primary desktop screen.

Choose your option according to your need.    

• You can change monitor settings by using the Display Settings tool as well:
  • Do right-click over Desktop screen. Select Properties/Personalize option. Now select “Display Settings” from the list of “preferences”.
  • Now you should see numbered icons representing your each of the attached monitors.
  • Now select the second monitor and choose your preferred option as discussed above (extended, mirror, etc.).
• You may need to perform this alteration in your graphics card control panels as well. But this depends upon your card.

• The last thing you have to do is now setting the resolution of the external display. You must know the optimum resolution of your external display, before proceeding further. Now follow these steps:

  • Right click the desktop screen and select “Screen Resolution”.
  • The Screen Resolution window will be display as numbered boxes 1 and 2.
  • Now click the box that represents the external display. That will be generally box 2.
  • After that, in the screen resolution area, move the slider to reach the optimal resolution of the external display. Click<<Apply.
  • A Display Settings pop up window will appear. Click<< Yes.

I hope now you can add your external screen very easily.