Trying to run dual monitors

[makoa]

I am trying to run dual monitors and it is not working. Either monitor will work when I have just that one plugged in. When i plug two in, the one plugged in second will be blank, with the power still on. I was told by a friend that when I right click on the desktop, and go to settings, there should be two monitors there, and I only see one, so I dont know if that has anything to do with it. Oh, by the way I am a complete computer noob. Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks .

 

[borat_sagdiyev]

ok well how many video cards do you have? and if you have one, does it have two outputs? and what video card?

 

[makoa]

I have 1 video card, an nvidia 7950, it does have 2 ports.

 

[borat_sagdiyev]

k well did u install the drivers for it?

 

[makoa]

To be honest I'm not sure, I just do whatever my friend tells me lol. I think I did, but it has been a while since I got it so I cant be sure.

EDIT: Ok, i just installed the drivers, and when I rebooted my system, I saw the windows loading screen on both computers, and now in my properties->settings I see the two monitors, but the other monitor still says no signal, and currently it is the same as before. When I click the second monitor, and check the box that says extend windows to this monitor, the screen just goes blank and then comes back up, but nothing changes.

 

[joxley1990]

Right click on desktop, choose properties, then settings. Right click the monitor that looks a little grayed out (proberly numbered "2")

Right click, and press attached. Press apply, press OK. one.

 

[makoa]

I tried that, it is the same as clicking the box that extends windows to the other monitor, nothing happened.

 

[makoa]

If anyone else has an idea, it would be greatly appreciated .