Desktops & All-In-Ones

[Bastiaanj]

When I connect a second screen to the Aspire XC600 the computer becomes really really slow. How is that possible? It is even possible to connect 2 screens? What can be the problem?

[finlux]

Hi Bastiaanj

You can only connect two screens if you have a graphics card with two outputs (E.G. VGA & HDMI or HDMI & DVI etc). However, it should not make your computer run slow, unless the card isn't designed to run 2 monitors.

The graphics card may be working twice as hard to run both monitors, and if it is not designed that way, that could cause things to slow down. Long term use may also cause compontents to fail prematurely.

The only other option is to buy a better/more powerfull graphics card, but this will likely need a more powerfull power supply, so that may need replacing too.