Motherboard HDMI port not working

[Eddie_D56]

So I've been planning to use a second monitor for a while now. I've just had it sitting in my room because I was too lazy to set it up. Today I decided to connect it to the PC but the only available port I have is the motherboard (I'm using my GPU port for my main monitor). I've already tested different cables and can confirm it's to do with the motherboard.

My PC specs are:

MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte - GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
GPU: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB

Anyone that can help me?

EDIT: Since I can't get the motherboard port to work, I ended up buying a DVI cable instead.

 

[Hoetan]

Why not just use a second port on the graphics card instead of using integrated graphics?

 

[Eddie_D56]

Why not just use a second port on the graphics card instead of using integrated graphics?

There's no other HDMI port on the graphics card. I would use the VDI port but I don't have a VDI cable. I'd like to use the second display at least until I get a VDI cable.

 

[USAFRet]

Generally, the motherboard video ports are disabled when using a GPU.
Look in your user manual to see if you can override that.

 

[ffg7]

should be a bios setting to allow the use at same time of both onboard video & videocard. do as USAFRet suggested about the manual.

 

[Eddie_D56]

Generally, the motherboard video ports are disabled when using a GPU.

Look in your user manual to see if you can override that.

should be a bios setting to allow the use at same time of both onboard video & videocard. do as USAFRet suggested about the manual.

Tried looking in the manual. All I was told was how to access the BIOS and the different settings but nothing on any video ports.

 

[ffg7]

page 34 section 2-5 peripherials
http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-z270x-gaming-k5_e.pdf
IGFX Sets the onboard graphics as the first display. use other monitor as main using onboard video
PCIe 1 Slot Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot for your videocard using your current main monitor.

 

[Hoetan]

Tried looking in the manual. All I was told was how to access the BIOS and the different settings but nothing on any video ports.

Boot up your PC with your graphics card. Go into Device Manager and check if the Intel Integrated Graphics are disabled. If so, enable them.

Then they should be able to work alongside your graphics card.

If worst comes to worst, pick up a DVI (or VDI) to HDMI cable. Plug the DVI/VDI end into the graphics card and plug the HDMI end into your monitor. There will be a few little bugs with it, but overall it will work fine.

-Lachlan

 

[Eddie_D56]

Tried looking in the manual. All I was told was how to access the BIOS and the different settings but nothing on any video ports.

Boot up your PC with your graphics card. Go into Device Manager and check if the Intel Integrated Graphics are disabled. If so, enable them.

Then they should be able to work alongside your graphics card.

If worst comes to worst, pick up a DVI (or VDI) to HDMI cable. Plug the DVI/VDI end into the graphics card and plug the HDMI end into your monitor. There will be a few little bugs with it, but overall it will work fine.

-Lachlan

Thanks for the help, ended up finding the setting in the BIOS but I did end up using a DVI to HDMI cable. As a side note, your name reminds me of someone. Do you know anything about GGN?

 

[Hoetan]

Thanks for the help, ended up finding the setting in the BIOS but I did end up using a DVI to HDMI cable. As a side note, your name reminds me of someone. Do you know anything about GGN?

No worries! Thank YOU for selecting as best answer!!

As for GGN, I don't know anything about it sorry.

Have a good day,
-Lachlan