Hi! I recently upgrade my pc with some new ram and a graphics card. I have a Windows 10, Dell Optiplex 980, Intel i5, 16gb Ram.
I got the NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1030 graphics card. The graphics card has a DVI port, and an HDMI port. I got the necessary adapters to connect my dual monitors with VGA to the DVI and HDMI.
The problem is that when both monitors are plugged in to the graphics card, it’s like the system doesn’t know which monitor to display the apps on, so they jump back and forth. One screen goes black, it jumps to the other screen, then that screen goes black, and it goes back to the other screen.
I think the only solution is to run one monitor through the onboard integrated graphics, and the other through the GPU.
I can see that a lot of motherboards allow users to easily open BIOS and enabled onboard graphics which is disabled automatically when a new graphics card is installed.
The issue is, when I open my BIOS, I don’t see the option to do this. My BIOS seems to be different than everyone else’s that I have seen and therefore I can find the option to enable/disable onboard graphics.
I can’t seem to post a picture of my BIOS but I can try again if it would be helpful. Just let me know.
My motherboard is:
Manufacturer:
Dell
Product:
0CT22T
Serial Number:
..CN7360413N00I0
Version:
A04
So my questions are:
I really appreciate all the help I can get. I’ve spent all day trying to fix this issue and don’t really know what else to do. Once again thank you very much.
Thanks,
Jacob
I got the NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1030 graphics card. The graphics card has a DVI port, and an HDMI port. I got the necessary adapters to connect my dual monitors with VGA to the DVI and HDMI.
The problem is that when both monitors are plugged in to the graphics card, it’s like the system doesn’t know which monitor to display the apps on, so they jump back and forth. One screen goes black, it jumps to the other screen, then that screen goes black, and it goes back to the other screen.
I think the only solution is to run one monitor through the onboard integrated graphics, and the other through the GPU.
I can see that a lot of motherboards allow users to easily open BIOS and enabled onboard graphics which is disabled automatically when a new graphics card is installed.
The issue is, when I open my BIOS, I don’t see the option to do this. My BIOS seems to be different than everyone else’s that I have seen and therefore I can find the option to enable/disable onboard graphics.
I can’t seem to post a picture of my BIOS but I can try again if it would be helpful. Just let me know.
My motherboard is:
Manufacturer:
Dell
Product:
0CT22T
Serial Number:
..CN7360413N00I0
Version:
A04
So my questions are:
- Am I opening BIOS correctly on my computer?
- Am I missing the setting/can you direct me to the setting to enable/disable onboard graphics?
- Will enabling on board graphics and using it for one monitor fix my problem?
- Is there anything else I should try or that you would suggest?
I really appreciate all the help I can get. I’ve spent all day trying to fix this issue and don’t really know what else to do. Once again thank you very much.
Thanks,
Jacob