Windows 10: I want to use a second PC as my additional monitor via HDMI. Is the second PC required to...

I have a old desktop that I am unable to log onto due to PC doesn't see the HD. So I want to use this second desktop as a second monitor via a HDMI cable. Will the old desktop be required to log on prior to be used as a second monitor or do Isimply turn it one and log into my primary desktop to have two monitors?Thank youRandall

:)

 

Attaching a second monitor

I have attached a second monitor via hdmi to vga cable but my pc will not recognize it Aby suggestions?

 

PC will not detect second monitor

So....I'm trying to connect a second monitor to my pc but it is not able to detect the second monitor. OS is windows 10 and my gfx card is a geforce gtx 1050. there are 2 hdmi ports and one dvi port on the dedicated gfx card - main screen is connected via hdmi (which is working fine) but the second monitor i'm trying to connect only has a vga port so i'm using a dvi-vga converter. all the connections should be fine and all my drivers are up to date. i tried detecting the second screen through the nvidia control options and the windows display options but I'm not able to get my pc to detect the second monitor. if anyone can help me troubleshoot this issue, it'd be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance.

 

Problems with second monitor with HDMI to DisplayPort converter

Hi, I have a problem with my computer trying to use a second monitor. I have a RX6650 xt and I'm trying to use a second monitor using a HDMI to DisplayPort converter. The monitor shows de BIOS image when de pc starts and even shows the BIOS setup but when Windows initiate it says that don't have a HDMI input and goes black. Sometimes I touch and move the converter and the pc recognize the monitor but only for a few seconds and then goes black again. I have the latest drivers and updates on Windows and AMD software adrenaline edition. Until now I've tried everything that I found on internet, reinstall de graphic drivers, a clean restart of the pc but nothing has worked except when I start windows on safe mode, It's the only way that the monitor works with de DisplayPort.

My setup is a Ryzen 5 5600x, B550M DSH3 motherboard and as I say a RX6650xt. Can someone help me with that? Thanks