How can I use one CRT monitor with and switch between two system units?
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What you need is a KVM switch.  Read this for an explanation of what a KVM is:\n\nhttp://www.webopedia.com/TERM/K/KVM_switch.html\n\nYou can get one pretty much at any computer store.\n\nOr if you are using Windows 2000 or above and you have a network you can use Microsoft's Remote Desktop.  This lets you use any number of machines with no hardware or software to buy.\n\nThere are many free remote desktop applications available for download from the net.  VNC is another free one.
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if your video adapter is having two output modes you can connect two monitors to your pc and can work simultaniously on both of the monitors.
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There is no way to use the same monitor with two computers SIMULTANEOUSLT ... but you can switch between two computers with a KVM (Keyboard/Video/Mouse) box.\n\nThese boxes connect to a keyboard, monitor and mouse, and then connect to two computers.  You use a switch to toggle between the two machines.  If you have many computers they even makes boxes that will connect to as many as 8 computers at a time ... probably more.
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If the video card allows, you could get two monitors and put one application on one screen and the other on the other screen to make it easier to see. You can have as many windows active as your processor and memory can handle.
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Press alt+F4.\n\nOr just activate screensaver or set powersaver option to something very short time so that monitor goes to powersave.
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Start with the basics, first.\n1. Is the monitor plugged in to a power source?\n2. Is the little green light on indicating the monitor is on?\n3. If it is on, do you have another computer that you could test the monitor with?  You want to make sure before you go replacing your video card that it's not your monitor.\n4. If it's not your monitor, do you have another monitor to can test your computer?\n5. If the 2nd monitor doesn't work with your computer, check to make sure you haven't wiggled you video card lose.  Be sure to turn the power off to your PC, unplug it from the wall and wear an anti-static wrist band before toying with the insides of your computer.\n\n-PCI video cards are notoriuos for coming lose if they aren't held in place with the set screw.  AGP cards not so much but still can come lose.  \n\n-Take a look at the card where is plugs into the motherboard. The card itself has many copper connectors that you shouldn't see when it's properly installed.  If it's in there slightly ascew you may see these copper strips more easily on one side of the video card that the other.  If that's the case... firmly reseat the card.
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A couple of ways:\n\nMake sure you're running Windows 98SE, 2000 or XP first.\n\n1.  Purchase a "dual-head" video card that can output video to both connections, then add a second video card (with one or two connectors).\n\n2.  Purchase three video cards with one output each.\n\n3.  Purchase a Matrox Pahrelia (I think that's how it's spelled).  The DVI connector can be split into two separate VGA connections for a total of three monitors on one card.\n\n4.  Purchase a single "dual-head" video card or two single-output video cards, and add a USB-VGA adapter.  Performance on the USB-VGA adapter is slower than standard video, but it's much easier to install, and can be taken on the road if needed.\n\nDepending upon your motherboard, you will either end up with a combination of PCI Express and/or PCI cards or an AGP card with PCI cards.  I would recommend purchasing cards with compatible chipsets (i.e. all NVidia or all ATI) to minimize the chance the drivers will conflict with each other.
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No, but would like to have Dual Monitors.
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well, there are two ways...you can either buy a graphics card with two outputs or you can buy a splitter though you'll have to buy an extra cable to connect your pc to the splitter. Probably the best place to find either one would be online(i.e. mwave or newegg). Plus online will probably be cheaper...even with shipping.\nIf you get a card that has two outputs, it will come with the necessary software in order to do what you're talking about...for example, i'm using an nvidia 6600gt. The software that it came with integrates with your display settings and it allows you to choose from a clone(the same display on both monitors), span(extended desktop) or a dual view(like a span but treats each display as a separate device, so the taskbar won't stretch across both displays). If you get a card similar to this one, you will not need to buy a cable to do the conversion.
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You can to a point plug one to another back and forth.  The problem lies in the fact that after so many times, it forgets that there was a KB or a mouse and will nto work forcng a reboot.  A better solution is to use what is called a KVM switch which apopropriately stands for Kyeboard Video Mouse Switch.  It allows anywhere from 2 to 16 machines per one KB or Mouse.  Of course the number of systems depend on the KVM...  Some KVMs ina server environ can actually be stacked so each 16 port KVM can in fact be plugged into another 16 port KVM giving that many more machines to one KB and mouse.\n\nAnother solution I use at home for this is a headless machine.  Basically i install Real VNC onto the system and setup the server service to run,  Then on any other machine I have I use Real VNC Viewer to log into the machine remotely and do what I need to do.  This is great for doing simple thing and not for graphics work though...  Graphics or game design is best for KVM.
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open a window-->click tools-->folder options-->select "single click to open an item."\n\nif you want to switch primary and secondary buttons goto control panel -->select printers and other hardware-->select mouse-->"switch primary and secondary buttons"
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hit F5\nor F4\nuntil you get your display to show.\n\nYou may need to hold down the alt or a separate "F" key.\nOr "FN" key.\nLook next to your ctrl key for a 'special' key, usually a different color.  some computers require it to toggle between displays.\nTry any and all of the above and see if it does the trick.
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I have my computer connected to my tv using a GeForce fx 5500 video card through an s-video cable.  I just right click the desktop screen, click "NVIDIA Analog Display" (my video card settings), then I goto "Display Mode" and do "Clone" instead of single display and then put tv instead of Analog display(monitor) and apply.  \n\nSorry if it sounds confusing.
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If you are connecting multiple monitors to a computer then you would need to purchase an adapter or switch that allows you to have more monitors.
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It is possible that it is set to use an external monitor, If you had it hooked to one hook it up again and go to display settings.
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Is there a setting on the monitor to tell it to use the  S-video input rather than the regular computer video input?
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You can extend your desctop on the second monitor if you have one. This way the second monitor will not display just a copy of the primary one, but there can be placed individual windows there and etc. The only limitation is that you cannot have different background picture on each of them :)