How To Connect 2 Monitors To My Laptop

Digital and technology experts have the need to work on multiple projects simultaneously, so the ability to connect two monitors to your laptop is a big deal.

In this complete guide to connect two monitors to your laptop, Olu Famous Blog will show you the easy way to get it done and start enjoying your creative workflow.

We're in 2022 and every latest Windows laptops now support dual monitors. However, if you're us in a older laptop you still need to check if your laptop is capable to add two external monitors. And that depends on your Windows operating system, the capability of your graphics cards and drivers.

Tip: Windows XP/7/8/10 all support multiple monitors, so you just need to check the graphics card and ports on your laptop.

Let's guide you on how to apply the steps:

1. Check the graphics card

Every graphics card provides at least two outputs, but you will need to check the graphics card properties on the manufacturer’s website, find your graphics card and check the specifications to see if it supports adding two external monitors.

If you're using the NVIDIA GeForce graphics card, you can check it out on the official website, and click your graphics card, and check the specification, then you will see if it supports multiple monitors.

2. Check available ports on your laptop

Then you may need to check the ports on your laptop. Generally, a computer or laptop should include any of these four ports:

• Display Port can provide an interface with optional audio high-definition content protection.
• Digital Video Interface (DVI) is usually color-coded with white plastic and labels.
• Video Graphics Array (VGA) is normally color-coded with blue plastic and labels.
• High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) can connect all kinds of video devices and provide sounds through the cable.

You can check the ports on the back or on the sides of your laptop. In addition to the ports on your laptop, the monitors should have the corresponding ports as well. That will save your time and money to connect them. Otherwise you will need to buy an extra adapter, such as DVI to HDMI adapter to have them match.

Step By Step Guide To Coonect Two Monitors To Your Laptop

To get the best result, connect your monitors while your laptop is turned on. In most cases, Windows will detect when a new monitor is plugged in.

Example: If you have VGA and HDMI ports on your laptop, and your external monitors have cables for VGA and HDMI ports as well, follow these 7 steps...

Step One
Plug the cable of the first external monitor to the correct video port on your laptop. So I plug the VGA cable of the first external monitor into the VGA port on my laptop.

Step Two
Plug the cable of the second external monitor to the other correct port on your laptop. So I plug the HDMI cable of the second external monitor into the HDMI port on my laptop.

Step Three
On your laptop, right-click an empty area of your desktop:

• = If you are using Windows 10, click Display settings.

• = If you are using Windows 8/7, click Screen resolution.

Step Four
You will see three displays labeled with 1, 2 and 3 in display mode. Generally speaking, the display 1 is the monitor of your laptop, and the display 2 and 3 are the external monitors.

Step Five
Click the display 2, and select Extend desktop to this display in Multiple displays, and click Apply.

Step Six
Click the display 3, and select Extend desktop to this display in Multiple displays, and click Apply.

Step Seven
Click OK to finish the settings, and you can now use the three monitors on your laptop.

Tips: You can click and drag each display (1, 2 or 3) to rearrange the display. You can also change the size of items, display resolution, and orientation according to your preferences.

That's all. Whatever projects you want to learn or execute, your laptop is all set to display on the two connected monitors. 

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