Use PCI-e video card and onboard video at same time

[MaxBullis]

This is going to be really annoying if i cant use both at the same time. I am trying to get 3 monitors running and want to use the onboard display port or vga port alongside my PCI-E video card and it seems in the bios that only one can work at a time. I am assuming this means i have to use a PCI card with my PCI-e one to get more than the 2 i have at a time.

Has anyone gotten onboard working alongside a PCI or PCI-E card? Seems like a silly thing to not enable in the Board as businesses have a need for more than 2 sometimes.

Any assistance would be great.

[lead_org Microsoft MVP Contributor]

Firstly, which desktop model do you have? this is only possible with selected versions of the Thinkcentre equipped with AMD processors using SurroundView.

Intel equipped motherboard does not allow this.

If you want a third display on the non-supported model try something like the USB2DVI or USB2VGA converter. Or Matrox DualHead2Go. Or Nvidia graphics card that have 4 displayport out (supports 4 LCD), but these a full height card and would not fit in a small form factor machine.

The first option is the cheapest.