u/Elitefuture

Hello, I had a semi complicated way in the past to swap displays because I wanted it all to be on one script, but this caused some issues for people.

So to simplify it, it's a 1 line powershell script that you set up once and for each GPU. So one script to use GPU 0 and another to use GPU 1.

Steps:

You still need to have 2 cables. One to GPU 0 going to the monitor, and another between GPU 1 and the same monitor.
Make sure the monitor has auto source and switches displays.
I am using the open source DisplayConfig to change my displays. https://github.com/MartinGC94/DisplayConfig

4 Run Powershell as admin and do:

Install-Module DisplayConfigInstall-Module DisplayConfig

5 Once installed, put this into powershell and keep note of the DisplayIds for the single monitor that the 2 GPUs are connected to.

Get-DisplayInfoGet-DisplayInfo

So for me, my IDs are 1 and 3.

6 Open up a notepad, and just put this 1 line code in there save it as whatever name you want .ps1 :

Enable-Display 3 -DisplayIdToDisable 1

This one line code enables display 3 and disables display 1. So for me, that will enable GPU1 as the display GPU and it will disable the monitor connected to GPU0.

Then just do the reverse to undo it:

Enable-Display 1 -DisplayIdToDisable 3

So I have 2 scripts labeled, 9060xt.ps1 and the other as 9070xt.ps1 . That way I know what display I'm switching to.

7 Once you have it setup, make sure your HDR + refresh rate is set correctly on each display mode.

Side Note: To run the script, just right click the ps1 file and "Run With PowerShell"

Note: If you have multiple monitors with the same name, it can be difficult to tell. You can kinda make assumptions based on the position. If you get the ID wrong, you can just type this into powershell to enable that display again:

Enable-Display 1

Replace the 1 with the display you disabled.

Given you're manually setting the ID of both monitors, there can't really be any screwups with this method. The only semi difficult part is just getting the right display IDs.

I found my old ds lite and my old diamond game with 400 hours and also my platinum game that my brother reset to play a decade ago. I want to back up my diamond just in case and I want to reset platinum and start that over given it wasn't finished, I just don't want to delete anything potentially important to him.

Is there any way to actually back up the game without needing to buy a $100+ system just to back up games? I'm okay with spending like $20-$40, but a lot of the recommendations I found pointed to either a dsi/3ds, or an old modding device that is no longer being produced and costs a lot more now.

Sorry for my ignorance, maybe I'm not searching properly if this has been asked a lot.

New Script To Swap Displays For Dual GPU Setup