Dual Monitor Help

[toughbob1]

Ok so I have windows 7 and I am trying to hookup 2 monitors, I have 2 VGA ports but one is on my GPU (ASUS OC Nvidia 750TI), and one on my MOBO so I do not know if that will effect it but I have them both plugged in to power them and in the VGA ports but I do not know how to it.

 

[thebuilder79]

Close all open programs.
Right-click an empty area on your desktop, and then click Screen Resolution.
Click the Multiple Displays drop-down list, and then select Extend These Displays or Duplicate These Displays.
If you cannot see the additional monitor(s) listed, click Detect. If it does not work, try restarting your computer and repeat steps 1 and 2.
Duplicate these displays: This setting will duplicate your laptop screen image on both monitors based on the monitor with the lower resolution.
Extend these displays: This setting allows you to move a window from one monitor to the other by clicking the title bar of the window and dragging the window to a new location.
Show desktop only on 1: This setting is typically chosen when your laptop is used as a desktop computer so you can enjoy the higher resolution of a large external monitor.
Click Identify Monitors to see which monitor is number 1 and which is number 2; then drag the monitor icons to reorder their positions to match the physical setup you have chosen.
Click the Resolution drop down menu, and select a screen resolution by moving the slider arrow right or left; then click OK.
If the new settings are compatible, your computer screen will reappear with the new settings in place. To change display resolution settings back to the previous setting, hold down the Windows Logo key and press the P key to change the mode to computer only.
Click Yes if you want to keep the new settings.
Restart your computer to ensure that the changes are saved.

 

[Nolan Hunter]

I am having the same issue as OP.
However, instead of double monitors through VGA ports, I have two HDMI ports/cables with a monitor and a HDTV. I always have my computer monitor hooked up to the GPU HDMI port. I am trying to hook up an HDTV with an HDMI cable to the mobo but it is not being picked up. I have tried restarted my pc and still not luck with the TV being detected.

So two questions:
1- Do you have any suggestion for this?
2- If the mobo HDMI port will not support this, the what is this port even for?

Thank you