2nd monitor goes black and says "Input Not Supported"

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MISTRESS SPECS.png Both monitors work fine in 'Extended' :dinesh:
or one-at-a-time thanks to Brinks "Second Screen" Shortcut - Create in Windows 8 :dinesh:

But when I choose to 'Duplicate' the 19" monitor says "Input Not Supported" . I've been researching but haven't found the solution yet. :mad:
19" monitor is onboard VGA
24" monitor is onboard DVI-D
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 also has onboard HDMI
 
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  • OS
    8.1
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    i7-3770K
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    ASRock Z77 Extreme4
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    16 GB
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    17" 24"
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    1 TB WD
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    550w
Do both monitors have to be same resolution for duplicating the image on both?
I was hoping to use the second one to give a clearer view when I try to help others learn some basic computer stuff like cut/paste and simple excel.
 

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  • OS
    8.1
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    ASRock Z77 Extreme4
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" 24"
    Hard Drives
    1 TB WD
    PSU
    550w
I also have 2 similar monitors and both work in duplicate mode but with funny results, secondary one (VGA) has very elongated picture and is no help at all in that mode. Problem is most likely that secondary can't achieve same frequency and resolution as primary (DVI).
If you lower res and frequency of primary monitor to match secondary's capabilities, it should work.
 

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both are 60Mhzbut one is 1920x1080 while the other is 1440x900
either one will work in duplicate mode on a laptop VGA. Maybe its just DVI / VGA don't play well together when screen size don't match
guess I could always hook my big screen up to the laptop VGA with mouse & keyboard for helping others
 

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  • OS
    8.1
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7-3770K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" 24"
    Hard Drives
    1 TB WD
    PSU
    550w
I think its a resolution issue. I run three monitors in extend. One is 1920 x1080 and the other two are 1280x1024. If I switch to duplicate my 1080P monitor and one of the others run in 1280x720 and the other just shows a blank screen. My guess is for you, its switching to a resolution that is not supported on one of your monitors. In duplicate it tries to run the same resolution on all monitors. It also appears duplicate only works with two monitors.
 

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    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
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I'm only using 2 monitors. Maybe if both monitors were DVI-D or VGA it would duplicate. Guess I'll get a DVI-D to VGA adapter to find out.
Thanks for your response.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7-3770K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" 24"
    Hard Drives
    1 TB WD
    PSU
    550w
Put it in duplicate and see if you can change the screen resolution on the one that works. Lower it one notch and see if the other monitor then works. I should have left my last statement concerning three monitors out of my post. My three monitors are all connected via DVI. my main screen is HDMI from the video card and then goes through an HDMI to dvi adapter. I don't think that matters. I think it's the resolution being used, some monitors just will not display certain resolutions. Ideally you want identical monitors when using duplicate, otherwise like CountMike said, you get a distorted image. I noticed on my setup. my dispayed image was picture framed on one monitor and an incorrect resolution on the other. Plain and simple, it just looked funny.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
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    PC/Desktop
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    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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