Connecting 2 monitors

I am an independent film maker, just getting underway...I've purchased two 19 monitors to edit on, but just want to use my G4 17 as the computer...how do I hook those two monitors in and can I still control the two screens when the laptop is closed? Thanks for any help!!!

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Homebuilt PC, 17 Powebook 1.67 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.3) 1.5 GB RAM, 100 GB HD

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Bublina,
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>>After I install the Hyper V features (via Programs and features) I get prompted for a restart while the system installs the feature set.
>>When I finally get booted back up I am no longer able to detect my two monitors that are connected via DVI.
Do you mean all of these ports can work well at a time without enabling Hyper-v ?
I checked the laptop "T430" ,it has two video card .
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I understand that you are looking to use two monitors on your desktop computer, and I would be happy to assist you in this matter!
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Hi,
(Setup)
I use a Mac Pro from 2014 (End 2013, AMD Firepro, D700 Graphics, 6core, 1TB SSD, 32MB, actual OSX Yosemite 10.10.2).
Connected are three monitors:
Philips BDM 4065 UC (40 great inches) via mini DP to DP cable
2x Dell 2410 (vertical/pivot to the sides of the 40" screen)
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The setup is a dream for me, with one glitch:
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(Troubleshooting so far)
I experimented with it:
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- pulling the DP cable temporarily does the job too ... sometimes
(Assumed root-cause)
Today I believe I found the reason:
In a forum sb. complained that the Philips takes long to wake up. Ok! The Dells that work are back ... instantly.
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Fail:
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I this timeout that the Mac on wake-up waits for a Monitor to become ready a configurable item? Can I extend this period by a few seconds to get my dream setup actually working? I fear I won't be able to make Philips solve the long wake-up time, so I check on the Apple side.
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hey i have a ATI 5870 and when ever i turn the monitor connected to the dual_link DVI port the display connected to one of the mini display port shutters with everything on the screen Video, Mouse movement ect, any ideas ?

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Anyone know of a Female Mini Display Port Adapter, so I can connect the 24 LED Cinema Display to a computer that has DVI connector? Or hook the monitor up to a KVM, so I can use the monitor with multiple computers?
I know Apple doesn't make these, but does a third party?
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<http://www.displayport.org/white-papers/whitepapers/DPTech_OverviewEnglish.pdf>
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HDMI is DVI video plus digital audio. DisplayPort does not use DVI video.
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Only the late model iMac's support > Target Display Mode or display input.
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Hey guys,
I am finally upgrading my old cheap monitors to something nicer. I have a question about hooking up the new monitors to my Duet. The Duet has:
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My monitors, Yamaha HS 80Ms, have:
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Franz Liszt wrote:
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What's that? Jack leads? Are you saying just use TRS (1/4) cables? I don't have to worry about the balances?
Yes that is correct.
I think you're a bit confused with the words 'balanced' and 'unbalanced,' which sound like you'd need to match them up, but for what you're trying to do, it's just fine.
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Check this out for quick diagram and description:
http://www.sweetwater.com/shop/cables/cables_buying-guide.php
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