Virtual VGA Monitor Driver

pythagon

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Hi. I have a 3 monitor setup, 2 of my monitors on one graphics card and working, and the other i am still setting up. I can't put another GPU into my PC as there is only one PCIe slot, so I'm trying to use a virtual display software to create a virtual display, and stream it to my other PC connected to the 3rd monitor over VNC/similar.

I have already tried ZoneOS ZoneScreen, but the support simply isn't there for the newer OS versions. I'm running Win 8.1 x64, and I couldn't achieve it.
I pretty much need another piece of software that can create a virtual monitor, or something similar. Note; all I need is software for a virtual screen/graphics card, I can easily set up something to stream it.

Does anyone have any ideas of virtual monitor drivers/software that will work in 8.1?

Thanks in advance.
 
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Most modern GPUs support three or more displays. What graphics card do you have and what displays are you using?
 


My graphics card is a Nvidia GT 210. Got it because the initial PC spec said it came with GTX760 pre-installed, and I bought a cheap one as a backup. Lo and behold, no graphics card in my computer when it arrives, and my 210 becomes primary.

Turned out my onboard graphics are equivalent spec of a 760, but can only hold up to 1 monitor.

My monitors are 2 AOC E2070Swn, and the one I am trying to hook up is a Logik L19HED12 TV, using HDMI or VGA. When I put the TV in place I installed a VGA cable from onboard to the TV and also a HDMI from the graphics card, as my PC is tucked away on the floor next to my desk, wanted to have multiple options.

Extra Specifications:
Main PC OS: Windows 8.1 x64
Main PC Motherboard Model: MSI FM2-A55M-E33 (MS-7721)
Motherboard BIOS version: B.30
BIOS Version: Click BIOS 2
Graphics Card Model: ASUS NVidia Geforce GT 210
Monitors: 2x AOC E2070Swn
TV: Logik L19HED12
 


As far as I can tell, both the A55 FCH and GT 210 support two clocked displays a piece. You should be able to connect four VGA/DVI/HDMI displays between them.
 


Believe me, I've tried this before I went to networked displays. I could not physically find a way to enable my onboard graphics as the same time as my gpu. When my gpu is plugged into the Mobo, my bios disables all onboard graphics configurations. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there's a way to do what you're suggesting =(
 


Ah I see. That's not the case with Intel's platform as far as I remember, it's possible to use both the onboard and discrete cards simultaneously.

I'm not sure what to do here as I can't think of any network options that work for Windows.
 
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