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Display failure spreaded to half of monitor

I plugged my external 4K monitor (actual resolution 1920x1080 @ 60Hz) via DisplayPort to my laptop to extend the screen. This works fine for about 6 month. This week I got the following display ...
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Unable to use 3 displays (incl. laptop) at the same time

I have a DELL E6540 with the following specs: i7 4610M (supports 3 displays according to Intel) AMD Radeon HD 8790M Intel HD Graphics 4600 1 HDMI port 1 VGA port Windows 8.1 Enterprise I think that'...
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Multiple monitors: VGA and HDMI not working properly together

i have two external monitors connected to my Dell N7520 Notebook, one though the HDMI port, and the other from the VGA one. when they are connected separately, each monitor working as great as it ...
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How to reset display settings

I have connected an external monitor to my Dell N7520 notebook, than been playing with the setting a little on Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display\Screen Resolution I don't really ...
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W8.1 Crash when GPU Enabled?

I'm really confused about this one, so prepare for a long post. I've had this same computer setup for about a year now, never had any issues. CPU: Intel 4870K w/ Integrated Graphics driving a 1440*...
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Graphics card and dual monitors are not functioning correctly

I got a new EVGA GTX 970 graphics card and plugged 2 devices into it. The first is a 27" monitor that is using VGA to DVI to connect to the GPU, and the other is a 32" tv which is connected to the GPU ...
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Green flickering dots that move on my laptop screen

I have a Toshiba L50D-B83110 laptop (AMD A8 APU with AMD Radeon R5 M230 graphics) running Windows 8.1. I have the same issue as the OP of this question: Green flickering pixels that move with black ...
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Windows display fluctuates automatically between "Project to a connected screen" options

The display switches automatically between "PC Screen Only" & "Extend" modes options from "Project to a connected screen" options, which are visible to me and Win+P. Earlier it used to be the "...
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Windows 8.1 Gigabyte GTX 750 dual HDMI monitors only 1 plays sound

I am using Gigabyte GTX 750 which supports dual HDMI out. I have both HDMI cords going to my dual monitor setup (one cord per monitor). The monitors have built in speakers that sound decent so I want ...
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External monitor disappears when monitors go to sleep mode

Setup: I have Lenovo U330p laptop with Win8.1 and an external monitor (HP ZR2330w). The monitor is connected with DVI(monitor end) <-> HDMI (laptop end) cable. History: The setup has been ...
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How to use two monitors: one from video card one from motherboard

I'm trying to get two monitors set up. One is plugged into my graphics card using an hdmi cord, the other is plugged into my motherboard using another hdmi cord. Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX ...
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Text looks terrible on second display

I'm running Windows 8.1 and have two HDMI TVs hooked up to my PC, one I use regularly and one I've just hooked up as an extended display. Problem is, text looks terrible on my second display! I've ...
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2nd monitor uses brightness setting from main - can't keep changes

Added HP monitor via HDMI to DisplayPort. Have AMD Radeon HD 7450 graphics card. HP monitor picks up default brightness setting from main ASUS VK278Q 27". I can adjust HP via monitor menu manually but ...
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AMD Radeon R9 graphics card won't display my second screen

I have recently built a new Windows 8.1 gaming PC and I am using the AMD Radeon R9 280 Black Double Dissipation Edition. It works a treat except I seem to have an issue whereby I cannot get my second ...
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Windows 8.1 triple monitors - can't enable all 3 at the same time

Today decided to update from Win8 Pro to Win8.1. Everything was fine with enabled 3 monitors (Extended mode, not Eyefinity) at the same time. But after update can't enable 3d monitor, only 2 could be ...
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