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GA-H55M - Multiple Monitors via onboard video ports

GA-H55M - Multiple Monitors via onboard video ports
« on: October 13, 2010, 12:25:00 pm »
Hi,

Does anyone know how many monitors can be run at the same time via the onboard video ports of the following motherboards (using a graphics supported CPU like the intel i3 530)

GA-H55M-UD2H
GA-H55M-USB3
GA-H57M-USB3

All 3 boards have 4 video outputs: D-SUB, DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort.

Can 2, 3, or 4 monitors be run simultaneously?

Thanks
« Last Edit: October 13, 2010, 12:26:57 pm by snowfly »

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Re: GA-H55M - Multiple Monitors via onboard video ports
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2010, 12:31:48 pm »
Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.
I believe that it is two outputs are available at any one time. Also remember that you can't use adapters on the ports.
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Re: GA-H55M - Multiple Monitors via onboard video ports
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2010, 12:40:07 pm »
Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.
I believe that it is two outputs are available at any one time. Also remember that you can't use adapters on the ports.
Thanks for the prompt reply!

I was assuming only 2 outputs, but was being optimistic and wishing for 3!

Anyone have one of the 3 mentioned boards and running multiple displays?

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Re: GA-H55M - Multiple Monitors via onboard video ports
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2010, 12:55:57 pm »
Actually I have just checked through the documentation and nowhere does it actually say that you are limited to 2 ports once in the OS.  There are limitation in the BIOS viewing of only one digital port available but I can't find any referrence to using multipe ports after that. I think a question to GGTS would be best just to clarify the situation.
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy