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PostPosted: 15 Feb 2012, 04:01 
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Ok I can't seem to find a "search" function so I'll start a new post (am I blind?)

Picked up a XFX 6970. Have 3 VGA monitors (old-school 0-input-lag CRTs.)

Two monitors hooked up via DVI->VGA adapters.
Third monitor hooked up via mini-DP -> VGA adapter.

Seems the 2nd DVI port isn't working. Is my card screwed up or is there some kind of limitation in using DVI->VGA adapters on the 2nd port?

What's killing me is if I do a search on Bing or Google - I get back a lot of results that point me to the AMD forums... and they're all broken links!!!

Thanks everybody for your help.

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Well, if you're not using the HDMI port, the two DVI's should work fine. But since it's VGA, I'll see if I can find something. Though in theory there should be no problem using both DVI's and a mDP port.

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PostPosted: 15 Feb 2012, 16:30 
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the 6970 has 2 dvi ports, 1 dvi-i and 1 dvi-d (dvi-d does not support analog signals and will not run a Vga monitor)


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PostPosted: 15 Feb 2012, 17:07 
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the 6970 has 2 dvi ports, 1 dvi-i and 1 dvi-d (dvi-d does not support analog signals and will not run a Vga monitor)


That's quite logic actually. I learn every day here :)

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Thx for the comments and clarification.

Guess I'll pick up another mini-DP to VGA adapter and run it that way.


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PostPosted: 15 Feb 2012, 22:27 
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Thx for the comments and clarification.

Guess I'll pick up another mini-DP to VGA adapter and run it that way.


Wait what? You mean mini-DP to HDMI active adapter. VGA is something completely different! Source (Dutch page)

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 Post subject: Moose: He's using VGA
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Moose: He's using VGA monitors. mini-DP to VGA (D-Sub) will work fine for him.

See: http://widescreengamingforum.com/forum/11623/displayport-vga-adapter-successful-3-monitor-eyefinity


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Ooh sorry, this answer was meant for another thread! /facepalm, sorry.

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Ok I can't seem to find a "search" function so I'll start a new post (am I blind?)



As Davros points out, the 2nd DVI port is a digital only port.
If you get another mini-DP to VGA adaptor, you should be good to go :)

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