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February 22nd, 2016 17:00
Trying to connect two E177FP
I am trying to connect 2 17" Dell E177FPc LCD Monitor to a E port plus K09A001 docking station that only has 1 vga spot. Both of the monitors only have vga outputs. What is the simplest way to make this happen? Is there some sort of adapter or other cable I can use?
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John
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DELL-Chris M
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February 23rd, 2016 06:00
There are VGA to dual VGA splitters, but these only mirror the same display on both monitors. There is not a way to use a single VGA out and split it to two monitors to create an extended desktop. That dock also has DVI out ports.
K09A001 VGA out --> VGA to VGA cable --> #1 E177FP VGA in
K09A001 DVI out --> DVI to VGA cable --> #2 E177FP VGA in
rohnjobud
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February 23rd, 2016 07:00
Thanks Chris.
I found a DVI to VGA adapter and was able to connect the adapter to the docking station and then connect the VGA cord, but the monitor was not recognized. Would the dvi-vga cable correct this or is there some other issue at hand? My DVI is DVI-d not dvi-i if that makes a difference.
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February 23rd, 2016 08:00
Turn the computer off. Disconnect the VGA cable and its monitor from the dock. Connect only to the dock the DVI to VGA adapter --> VGA to VGA cable --> monitor VGA. Turn the monitor on, then the computer. The monitor input select should be VGA, not DVI. Does anything appear?
rohnjobud
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February 25th, 2016 09:00
All I get is the floating self text feature text box on the monitor.
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February 25th, 2016 09:00
DELL-Chris M
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February 25th, 2016 09:00
Dock VGA out --> VGA to VGA cable --> #1 E177FP VGA in
Dock DVI out --> DVI to VGA adapter --> VGA to VGA cable --> #2 E177FP VGA in
If that is your setup and it does not work, then perhaps this setup on the #2 E177FP =
Dock DVI out --> DVI to DVI cable --> DVI to VGA adapter --> VGA to VGA cable --> #2 E177FP VGA in
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February 25th, 2016 09:00
DELL-Chris M
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February 25th, 2016 09:00
Post a picture of the adapter, the rear of the dock showing the ports, and all the cables you are using.
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February 25th, 2016 10:00
I do not have a DVI cable. I will try and find one and see if that works. Thanks
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February 26th, 2016 05:00
If that doesn't work, the only options are a different dock or a different monitor that has DVI ports.