HP Z400 Workstation - Manual (Page 32)

Adding monitors
This section describes how to connect monitors to the workstation.
Planning for Additional Monitors
All graphics cards provided with HP Z series computers support two simultaneous display monitors
(see
Connecting the monitors on page 29 ). Other cards that support more than two monitors are
available. The process for adding monitors depends on your graphics card(s) and the type and
number of monitors you want to add.
Use this process to plan for adding more monitors:
1. Assess your monitor needs:
● Determine how many monitors you require.
● Determine the kind of graphics performance that you want.
● Note the type of graphics connector used by each monitor. HP provides graphics cards with
DisplayPort (DP) and DVI interfaces, but you can use adapters and third-party cards to
interface to other graphics formats, including DVI-I, HDMI, or VGA.
TIP: Some adapters for older legacy hardware may cost more than others. You may want
to compare the cost of acquiring adapters versus the cost of getting a newer monitor that
doesn't need adapters.
2. Determine if you need additional graphics cards:
● Consult the graphics card documentation to determine how many monitors you can connect
to the card.
◦ You may need to acquire adapters to match the card output to the monitor connector.
(See
Matching graphics cards to monitor connectors on page 26 .)
NOTE: Monitors with resolutions above 1920 x 1200 pixels at 60Hz require a graphics
card with either Dual Link DVI or Display Port output. To get native resolution with DVI,
however, you must use a DL-DVI cable, not standard DVI-I or DVI-D cables.
● If necessary, plan to acquire a new graphics card to drive additional monitors.
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