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- Windows 11 Home
Greetings,
I have two identical new displays. They each have 2 HDMI inputs and one Display Port input. For output to monitors, my desktop computer has one Display Port and one HDMI port.
Due to the 60 Hz Refresh rate limitation on the HDMI cable, and that my monitors are both capable of 170Hz -- For the second monitor I bought an HDMI to Display Port cable, identical to the cable for the first monitor. I shut everything down, and removed the HDMI to HDMI cable and ran a new cable from the HDMI port on the desktop to the Display Port on the 2nd monitor.
I booted back up and now the second monitor does not pick up any signal from the desktop. I went into "Display" in Settings and tried to get the computer to detect both monitors, but to no avail. So I have to assume that my plan isn't going to work, so my question is, why would the monitor manufacturer put a Display Port on the monitors if it won't work to feed signal from the computer to the monitor?
I switched the cable on the second monitor back to HDMI to HDMI and both monitors are working fine again. Desktop specs are in my bio.
Thank you for any information / input!
I have two identical new displays. They each have 2 HDMI inputs and one Display Port input. For output to monitors, my desktop computer has one Display Port and one HDMI port.
Due to the 60 Hz Refresh rate limitation on the HDMI cable, and that my monitors are both capable of 170Hz -- For the second monitor I bought an HDMI to Display Port cable, identical to the cable for the first monitor. I shut everything down, and removed the HDMI to HDMI cable and ran a new cable from the HDMI port on the desktop to the Display Port on the 2nd monitor.
I booted back up and now the second monitor does not pick up any signal from the desktop. I went into "Display" in Settings and tried to get the computer to detect both monitors, but to no avail. So I have to assume that my plan isn't going to work, so my question is, why would the monitor manufacturer put a Display Port on the monitors if it won't work to feed signal from the computer to the monitor?
I switched the cable on the second monitor back to HDMI to HDMI and both monitors are working fine again. Desktop specs are in my bio.
Thank you for any information / input!
- Windows Build/Version
- 23H2
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11 Home
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Inspiron 3910
- CPU
- 2.5 gigahertz Intel 12th Gen Core i5-12400, 2500 Mhz,
- Memory
- 12 GB
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Two 27" MSI G27C4S2
- Screen Resolution
- 1980 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 256 GB SSD, 1.00 TB HDD
- Other Info
- Windows 11 Version 23H2