Ghost monitor only with NOT a HDMI to DVI cable connected

[Potato4000]

So here is the rundown. Two seperate computers, monitor A and B is on a seperate one than monitor X and non existant Y.

Monitor X is connected with an HDMI to DVI cable. Monitor A is connected with a standard DVI to DVI. I try to switch the two monitor cables, so monitor A will now be connected to its computer with the HDMI to DVI cable and Monitor X will be connected to its computer with the DVI to DVI cable. Monitor X is now being registered as a secondary monitor, while the primary monitor, Monitor Y, is non existant. When I use the shift + rightclick method of moving a window, in order to move the settings, it is grayed out, so I cannot move it to the secondary, real, monitor.

I tried to set up a legit two monitor connection between the two, with Monitor B and Monitor X on either (HDMI-DVI IS H-D, and DVI to DVI is D-D) H-D and D-D or D-D or H-D. I even tried using VGA-DVI and such adapters. ZILCH.

Can anyone help me find out what this particular problem is? And how I can possibly solve it?

 

[getochkn]

I don't even understand what you have connected. Maybe I need a picture but I don't get it.

 

[Potato4000]

I don't even understand what you have connected. Maybe I need a picture but I don't get it.

I am trying to give my HDMI-DVI connected monitor, a standard DVI connection. Anything other than that exact HDMI-DVI cable, will give my monitor a ghost primary monitor, making the real one a secondary.