I am trying to get the DDM (Dell Display Manager) software to work on my three Dell monitors. I cannot even start, because the Dell Support Assist launcher tells me that the DDM can ONLY be supported on Dell & Alienware PCs. I am trying to manage my three Dell monitors. Not my PC. Any ideas guys?
First, we have seen on this Forum many examples of DDM working on a non-Dell PC running the supported Windows.
Second, you need to run the free Intel DSA (Driver Support Assistant) utility to check and install the latest Intel Chipset and GPU drivers.
Third, you wrote = My 3 DELL Monitors are: 1. U2419H - connected via video card's HDMI to monitor's HDMI(Standard HDMI cable) 2. P2419H - connected via video card's DVI to monitor's HDMI (using a HDMI to DVI adaptor wire) 3. P190S - connected via Video card's VGA to monitor's VGA
Then you wrote = I have three of them, a P2417, a P2419 and a much older P1907
So I am not sure which monitors you actually have there? U2419H = supported with DDM P2419H = supported with DDM P190S = This 11 year old monitor was never supported with DDM P2417H = supported with DDM
Never mind the Dell Monitors. I have three of them, a P2417, a P2419 and a much older P1907, all plugged into a non-DELL PC. The DDM is NOT supported unless it is a DELL or Alienware PC. Come on DELL, you can do better. It is the displays of your DELL brand name monitors that I am trying to manage, NOT the PC itself.
You can download and install DDM directly from here. What PC model? What operating system? What PC GPU video card? What three Dell monitor models? Explain how the three Dell monitors are connected?
Thank you for the reply. Swamped 207, A Happy New Year to you. My system specs are: SELF ASSEMBLED DESKTOP Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-7100 CPU @ 3.90GHz 3.90 GHz Installed RAM 8.00 GB Device ID 11D025D6-7542-4A7F-9C5B-7C64D5E29175 Product ID 00326-00799-87527-AAOEM System type WINDOWS 10 HOME 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Video Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics630 with 4183 MB Graphics Memory My 3 DELL Monitors are: 1. U2419H - connected via video card's HDMI to monitor's HDMI(Standard HDMI cable) 2. P2419H - connected via video card's DVI to monitor's HDMI(using a HDMI to DVI adaptor wire) 3. P190S - connected via Video card's VGA to monitor's VGA - I know that DDM is not supported on this really old monitor with an analogue connection so that's out. It's too tiny (19 inch 4:3 aspect ratio) for a split screen anyway. The problem is that the DDM can be downloaded and appears to be installed. I can specify the screen layouts I want and the yellow lines will appear. This is on either of the 2 newer monitors. However, the DDM settings will not "take" or "stay" as the moment I drag any open window into the yellow boxes, they will disappear and when I attempt to size or resize the windows on the screen, it behaves as though the DDM is non existent or not installed at all. Any ideas?
[...]I can specify the screen layouts I want and the yellow lines will appear. This is on either of the 2 newer monitors. However, the DDM settings will not "take" or "stay" as the moment I drag any open window into the yellow boxes, they will disappear and when I attempt to size or resize the windows on the screen, it behaves as though the DDM is non existent or not installed at all. Any ideas?
It sounds like you have the Easy Arrange SHIFT enable option checked. Either:
1. Hold down the SHIFT key while moving and releasing a window inside an Easy Arrange target "cell"
or
2. Go to the Easy Arrange page in DDM and UNcheck "Hold down the SHIFT key to enable zone positioning"
The option exists to allow you to temporarily disable EA when moving a window you do *not* want sized and positioned.
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First, we have seen on this Forum many examples of DDM working on a non-Dell PC running the supported Windows.
Second, you need to run the free Intel DSA (Driver Support Assistant) utility to check and install the latest Intel Chipset and GPU drivers.
Third, you wrote =
My 3 DELL Monitors are:
1. U2419H - connected via video card's HDMI to monitor's HDMI(Standard HDMI cable)
2. P2419H - connected via video card's DVI to monitor's HDMI (using a HDMI to DVI adaptor wire)
3. P190S - connected via Video card's VGA to monitor's VGA
Then you wrote =
I have three of them, a P2417, a P2419 and a much older P1907
So I am not sure which monitors you actually have there?
U2419H = supported with DDM
P2419H = supported with DDM
P190S = This 11 year old monitor was never supported with DDM
P2417H = supported with DDM
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