When I found out this issue about a month ago I did all kinds of troubleshooting I could think of but I don't remember now what I did.
Is there anything wrong with your GeForce 210?
Nothing wrong that I know of
Have you used and tested it in another system?
I will test it in another system with a similar dual monitor setup. I may not get to do that before the weekend.
"Suggest you re-seat the video card and double check its power connectors. Also try the VGA, DVI-I and HDMI connectors to see if that makes a difference.
I believe I did re-seat the video card when I performed my troubleshooting about a month ago. I was using the DVI port on the GeForce 210 before using the HDMI port. I will see if using the VGA port will fix the problem. I will probably do that on the weekend.
Check the DVI video cable you are using for compatibility with both your video card and its allocated monitor DVI connectors.
I'am using an HDMI cable. I don't know if the logic you are suggesting still applies?
Your VGA card as a DVI-I socket and your monitor may have a newer DVI-D connector.
I didn't understand what you mean.
Here I want to make a little correction. I said when setting 'Init Display First' to 'PEG' the PC gets stock at "Windows Starting". Actually, "Windows Starting" disappears and the computer gets stock at a blank screen. Also, the music indicating that the system has completed its booting never plays.
That said, I want to clarify that my original question is theoretical since I do have my dual monitor setup in good working condition. Of course, I will be happy if this issue can be resolved (be able to set 'Init Display First' to 'PEG').
The original question: is setting 'Init Display First' to 'Onboard' and 'PEG' functionally the same other than determining the initial boot display? Or there are other functional differences after the computer has booted?
Thanks,
Sam