hook up my laptop to two monitors to the cable to go splitter box, i clone, use extened 1 an 2 button, have press f5, press crt, doesn't work, cable on my monitors r in the computor side or does it goes on the video side or what
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You would hook up your laptop to the Input side and your monitors to the output side. This box will only allow you to clone the output from your laptop. So from what I understand in your question, if you are using the extended feature of your laptop you would have: One display on your laptop and the other will be cloned between the two monitors.
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Make sure the VGA, HDMI, AUXILIARY & the power cord are all securely fit into each input, and then make sure your second screen is on the right mode. On your computer make sure you set up second screen and set it to display on the second screen. Good luck!
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I have 2 monitors on my system, one using the built in DVI, the other using HDMI. I am running Win 7 and both work side by side just fine. I can move the mouse between them and it acts as if its just one monitor. All of this without and extra video card. Does that help?
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You will probably need two DVI cables (connect from splitter to the monitor) or if you have VGA cales, you will need DVI to VGA adapters (available at Amazon or Walmart) to connect to the splitter and then connect the VGA cable from Adapter to the monitor.
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You probably already have this answered, but you need to connect a 2nd cable from the monitor to the computer. It's the one that has a squarish end fitting at the monitor, and a USB fitting on the other end that goes to the computer. This takes away one USB port at your computer, but gives you 4 at the monitor in return.
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What do you mean by 'a splitter'? If you mean having 2 connections off the DVI connection, then no. If you just mean use a DVI>VGA adapter, so 1 monitor plugged into VGA port and another plugged into the adapter on the DVI, then yes.If you have 2 DVI only monitors, you should be able to use the DVI port for one and use a DVI>HDMI cable to use the HDMI port for the other.
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David: I only used the cable to go from a splitter to another HDMI tv. I do know that the cable signal only runs in one direction. I ran 100' without knowing that tidbit and had to uninstall the cable and reverse the direction. Once I did that the signal is perfect.
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Hi, I took a gamble when I bought this switch and I currently have it connected similar to what you asked, monitor connected to input 1 (DVI-Female to HDMI Male adapter), lcd-tv connected to input 2, and PC connected to the output (DVI-Male to HDMI adapter).It is working fine in this manner. Hope that helps.
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The intent for this splitter is to split one signal into two. Sending it to two different monitors. For example PS4 to a tv and a projector at the same time. However this splitter is not even capable of that. The signal dropped out and is unwatchable. You want a HDMI switch not a splitter. Multiple inputs to one output.
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It doesn't work for me either, but I am just using the splitter so I can connect my laptop to my TV and my computer monitor to watch movies on Netflix and it works great. I keep my laptop on a docking station. My 40" TV even works fine as a computer monitor when I want a big screen, so the splitter works for my situation for what I want it to do.
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Have to get a conversion box I believe. This part didn't work how I had hoped. Think I bought a vga to rca converter . If not does just a vga to vga work
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if this is a second monitor (meaning you already have one connected to the computer), then you would need a video card with dual video output. If you look on the back of the computer, see where the video cable is plugged in - try to see if there is a second connector that looks just like it. If you don't have a dual video card adapter, then you would need a new video card.
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If your machine has a dvi port you can split it with a dvi to two vga connector. If not you will have to get a different video card. You could also call tech support from where you got it they will help you.
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MANUFACTURER ANSWER: Thanks for posting your question here! You can only connect one external monitor via one unit of http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0038P1TP4/. If you do not wish to (or cannot) connect the second external monitor via the inbuilt video output port on your laptop for any reason, you would need to get a second unit to connect the additional monitor. Hope the above information helps! If you need any additional information, please do feel free to shoot us an email at support@plugable.com. We are here to help! Thanks! Regards, Roze Plugable Technologies
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This is a splitter, not a switch.For two computers to a single monitor, you need a switch.
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As far as I know, this splitter should allow two screens to show duplicates of what is showing on your laptop. This isn't what I used it for and I haven't tried it.
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I have the same computer that you have. I hooked the cable up to three different TVs and it still doesn't work. I haven't tried the VGA port (blue port) on it yet; but the RCA ports (the red, white, and yellow) do not work.