Loading a new NUC from old tower with only one monitor


  1. Kupuna
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    Loading a new NUC from old tower with only one monitor


    Windows 10 -1909 1863-1082
    Moving from tower to NUC. Present system using 23" ASUS monitor, but NUC has none.Once I have transferred what I want from the tower to the NUC, I plan to remove the tower.
    My plan was to use the NUC plus monitor once I got Windows loaded from flash drive, but I realized how awkward it could be trying to transfer data and programs between old and new system with only one monitor.
    The monitor has DVI, VGA and HDMI (which I'm using presently. The NUC has DVI, HDMI, mini Display Port 2, a Thunderbolt 3 port and USB 3 ports. The tower has USB 3, VGA, HDMI and DVI video output
    Assuming I have the right cables, could I temporarily swap the output from one system unit to the monitor by changing cables and ports and then switch back when I needed to see output from a the other system unit? Is there any possible way to get a split screen?
    I have a Surface Pro 3 available and a Kindle Fire. No idea of whether or not their screens can be used.
    Do I have to get a new monitor just to do the transfer? Also, should I submit to a different forum for this problem?
    Thanks for your thoughts.
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  3. NavyLCDR
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    Yes, you should be able to connect one computer with HDMI and the other with DVI and switch the input on the monitor.

    If you have Windows 10 Pro, and the computers are networked together, you could also enable Remote Desktop on one computer and access it remotely from the other computer.
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  4. Kupuna
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    Thank you NavyLCDR you got right to the heart of it.
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