A7N8X-Dlx Running two monitors

[Guest]

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I have grown spoiled running two monitors with Windows XP Pro SP1. I
have an AGP video card with dual heads and it works just peachy. My
main monitor is a 19" CRT and my secondary monitor is a 17" LCD to the
right. The desktop smoothly extends between the two. I was wondering
if this set-up would also work with two separate video cards, each
with a single VGA output. Can windows manage two independent video
cards and combine them into a seamless desktop? Obviously, one is PCI
and the other is AGP.

Arnie

 

[AJ]

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On 24 May 2004 12:40:23 -0700, aberger@u.washington.edu (Arnie Berger)
wrote:

>I have grown spoiled running two monitors with Windows XP Pro SP1. I
>have an AGP video card with dual heads and it works just peachy. My
>main monitor is a 19" CRT and my secondary monitor is a 17" LCD to the
>right. The desktop smoothly extends between the two. I was wondering
>if this set-up would also work with two separate video cards, each
>with a single VGA output. Can windows manage two independent video
>cards and combine them into a seamless desktop? Obviously, one is PCI
>and the other is AGP.
>
>Arnie

If both are Nvidia or both are ATI. But not one of each. ATI don't
play nice with others.
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[Guest]

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I do have a Matrox G400 AGP Dualhead and an ATI Radeon 9200 PCI dual head
running in one of my machines. Works perfectly fine. 4 outputs!

Good Luck!
BB

"AJ" <ajpk3@hotmail.comremove> wrote in message
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> On 24 May 2004 12:40:23 -0700, aberger@u.washington.edu (Arnie Berger)
> wrote:
>
> >I have grown spoiled running two monitors with Windows XP Pro SP1. I
> >have an AGP video card with dual heads and it works just peachy. My
> >main monitor is a 19" CRT and my secondary monitor is a 17" LCD to the
> >right. The desktop smoothly extends between the two. I was wondering
> >if this set-up would also work with two separate video cards, each
> >with a single VGA output. Can windows manage two independent video
> >cards and combine them into a seamless desktop? Obviously, one is PCI
> >and the other is AGP.
> >
> >Arnie
>
> If both are Nvidia or both are ATI. But not one of each. ATI don't
> play nice with others.
> ------------
> When your PC gives a little they give a lot.
> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/disco

 

[nOm]

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Arnie Berger wrote:
> I have grown spoiled running two monitors with Windows XP Pro SP1. I
> have an AGP video card with dual heads and it works just peachy. My
> main monitor is a 19" CRT and my secondary monitor is a 17" LCD to the
> right. The desktop smoothly extends between the two. I was wondering
> if this set-up would also work with two separate video cards, each
> with a single VGA output. Can windows manage two independent video
> cards and combine them into a seamless desktop? Obviously, one is PCI
> and the other is AGP.

Yes and yes.

Beware however - there are certain cards, and certain combinations of other
cards, which won't work. You'll have to do a bit of experimenting.

 

[Guest]

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Arnie Berger wrote:
> I have grown spoiled running two monitors with Windows XP Pro SP1. I
> have an AGP video card with dual heads and it works just peachy. My
> main monitor is a 19" CRT and my secondary monitor is a 17" LCD to the
> right. The desktop smoothly extends between the two. I was wondering
> if this set-up would also work with two separate video cards, each
> with a single VGA output. Can windows manage two independent video
> cards and combine them into a seamless desktop? Obviously, one is PCI
> and the other is AGP.


Your Dual Head card is, for all intents and purposes, two seperate cards at
that level of abstraction.

It should be fine, but some people complain of driver conflicts whilst
others have no problems.

Ben
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[eddie]

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"Arnie Berger" <aberger@u.washington.edu> wrote in message
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> I have grown spoiled running two monitors with Windows XP Pro SP1. I
> have an AGP video card with dual heads and it works just peachy. My
> main monitor is a 19" CRT and my secondary monitor is a 17" LCD to the
> right. The desktop smoothly extends between the two. I was wondering
> if this set-up would also work with two separate video cards, each
> with a single VGA output. Can windows manage two independent video
> cards and combine them into a seamless desktop? Obviously, one is PCI
> and the other is AGP.
>
> Arnie

Arnie, I believe you can, just remember to set the primary agp in your bios
setup.

Eddie