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How to Daisy Chain DisplayPort Monitors - Micro Center
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>This article will explain how to daisy chain multiple monitors with display port connections. Daisy chaining describes connecting devices one to another instead of each to the computer.</p><ol><li>You will need a graphics card with DisplayPort 1.2 as well as monitors with DisplayPort output. The last monitor in the chain does not need an output.</li><li>On some monitors, DisplayPort 1.2 is an optional feature. If your monitor has this as an optional feature, be sure to <strong>enable</strong> it from the monitor’s on-screen menu. Refer to the monitor’s manual for instructions.</li><li>Using a DisplayPort cable, connect your computer to the first monitor’s DP-in.</li><li>Connect the next monitor by running a DisplayPort cable from the first monitor’s DP-out to the second monitor’s DP-in.</li><li>Repeat step 4 until all monitors are connected</li></ol><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/n0/cipb0gf15gqu.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/n0/cipb0gf15gqu.png" alt="cipb0gf15gqu.png"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p>Be sure to set your screen resolutions so as not to exceed the bandwidth of the single DisplayPort connection in use.</p> </article> </main>
