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Problems with dual monitors
Hi all,
I'm trying to get dual monitors (two Mag Innovision 17") working. I'm running Windows XP, and I have two video cards, a Nvidia GeForce4 MX 4000, and a Nvidia GeForce4 MX 440. I have a Soyo P41 845PE Mobo with 512mb ram and a P4 2.8C 800FSB processor, along with a 420 Thermaltake PSU. I'm having a problem getting both monitors to work at the same time. I'm postive that both cards and both monitors work. I take one of the cards out, and try both monitors, and vice versa. I have my main vid card in PCI slot 0, and I've tried the second card in all other slots. It resides in slot 1 now. The problem is when I get the computer to boot (sometimes it gets to a black screen, after POST, and after the Windows splash screen, and just hangs, eventually rebooting.) I go to the device manager and it recognizes both cards. I then go to the display property settings, and I see an option to span to the other monitor. I check the box, and I hit either OK, or Apply. Every time the computer freezes immediately after clicking, and then reboots after a period of time (45 seconds??). Does anyone have an idea of how to fix this? Thanks, MC |
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"ModeratelyConfused" wrote in message ... Hi all, I'm trying to get dual monitors (two Mag Innovision 17") working. I'm running Windows XP, and I have two video cards, a Nvidia GeForce4 MX 4000, and a Nvidia GeForce4 MX 440. I have a Soyo P41 845PE Mobo with 512mb ram and a P4 2.8C 800FSB processor, along with a 420 Thermaltake PSU. I'm having a problem getting both monitors to work at the same time. I'm postive that both cards and both monitors work. I take one of the cards out, and try both monitors, and vice versa. I have my main vid card in PCI slot 0, and I've tried the second card in all other slots. It resides in slot 1 now. The problem is when I get the computer to boot (sometimes it gets to a black screen, after POST, and after the Windows splash screen, and just hangs, eventually rebooting.) I go to the device manager and it recognizes both cards. I then go to the display property settings, and I see an option to span to the other monitor. I check the box, and I hit either OK, or Apply. Every time the computer freezes immediately after clicking, and then reboots after a period of time (45 seconds??). Does anyone have an idea of how to fix this? Thanks, MC I have not had allot of luck doing this myself. I think out of 6 combos of different cards in 3 different attempts, I got 1 to work. That was in windows 9X type OS. AGP - PCI setup of 2 SIS cards. It was less than inspiring. If this is a setup that is needed and not just trying for the sake of it, I would look for a dual head card. |
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"JAD" wrote in message
... "ModeratelyConfused" wrote in message ... Hi all, I'm trying to get dual monitors (two Mag Innovision 17") working. I'm running Windows XP, and I have two video cards, a Nvidia GeForce4 MX 4000, and a Nvidia GeForce4 MX 440. I have a Soyo P41 845PE Mobo with 512mb ram and a P4 2.8C 800FSB processor, along with a 420 Thermaltake PSU. I'm having a problem getting both monitors to work at the same time. I'm postive that both cards and both monitors work. I take one of the cards out, and try both monitors, and vice versa. I have my main vid card in PCI slot 0, and I've tried the second card in all other slots. It resides in slot 1 now. The problem is when I get the computer to boot (sometimes it gets to a black screen, after POST, and after the Windows splash screen, and just hangs, eventually rebooting.) I go to the device manager and it recognizes both cards. I then go to the display property settings, and I see an option to span to the other monitor. I check the box, and I hit either OK, or Apply. Every time the computer freezes immediately after clicking, and then reboots after a period of time (45 seconds??). Does anyone have an idea of how to fix this? Thanks, MC I have not had allot of luck doing this myself. I think out of 6 combos of different cards in 3 different attempts, I got 1 to work. That was in windows 9X type OS. AGP - PCI setup of 2 SIS cards. It was less than inspiring. If this is a setup that is needed and not just trying for the sake of it, I would look for a dual head card. When you try to enable the dual monitor view, what resolution / refresh rate are you applying? And have you looked he http://www.realtimesoft.com/multimon/db.asp Cheers! -- Rez Manzoori Remove 'Mykeks' to respond |
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"ModeratelyConfused" wrote:
I'm trying to get dual monitors (two Mag Innovision 17") working. I'm running Windows XP, and I have two video cards, a Nvidia GeForce4 MX 4000, and a Nvidia GeForce4 MX 440. I have a Soyo P41 845PE Mobo http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=192 with 512mb ram and a P4 2.8C 800FSB processor, along with a 420 Thermaltake PSU. I'm having a problem getting both monitors to work at the same time. I'm postive that both cards and both monitors work. I take one of the cards out, and try both monitors, and vice versa. I have my main vid card in PCI slot 0, and I've tried the second card in all other slots. It resides in slot 1 now. The problem is when I get the computer to boot (sometimes it gets to a black screen, after POST, and after the Windows splash screen, and just hangs, eventually rebooting.) I go to the device manager and it recognizes both cards. I then go to the display property settings, and I see an option to span to the other monitor. I check the box, and I hit either OK, or Apply. Every time the computer freezes immediately after clicking, and then reboots after a period of time (45 seconds??). Does anyone have an idea of how to fix this? Not much. I have had little problem configuring dual monitors on my own AMD personal computers. Maybe I have always used a combination of AGP and PCI video cards. It shouldn't be like a rocket science. Good luck. |
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"ModeratelyConfused" wrote:
I'm trying to get dual monitors (two Mag Innovision 17") working. I'm running Windows XP, and I have two video cards, a Nvidia GeForce4 MX 4000, and a Nvidia GeForce4 MX 440 [both are PCI video cards] Have you tried updating your video card drivers? |
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"John Doe" wrote in message ... "ModeratelyConfused" wrote: I'm trying to get dual monitors (two Mag Innovision 17") working. I'm running Windows XP, and I have two video cards, a Nvidia GeForce4 MX 4000, and a Nvidia GeForce4 MX 440 [both are PCI video cards] Have you tried updating your video card drivers? Yup, I'm running the latest drivers, for both video cards. I've tried to keep the monitor at a lower resolution when I hit Apply, but it still freezes up. I guess I'll try it at 640, or whatever the lowest resolution is. If that doesn't work, I'll just return the card and save up for a dual head one. Just wondering, was the mobo link to dispute the 800Mhz FSB processor, or was it just to help out everyone? Cause even SOYO tech support doesn't know that this board DOES support the processor I have in it. MC |
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"ModeratelyConfused" wrote:
Just wondering, was the mobo link to dispute the 800Mhz FSB processor, or was it just to help out everyone? I gather/process information before doing anything. Cause even SOYO tech support doesn't know that this board DOES support the processor I have in it. Have you tried flashing the BIOS (for advanced users) and updating the mainboard drivers? |
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"John Doe" wrote in message ... "ModeratelyConfused" wrote: Just wondering, was the mobo link to dispute the 800Mhz FSB processor, or was it just to help out everyone? I gather/process information before doing anything. Cause even SOYO tech support doesn't know that this board DOES support the processor I have in it. Have you tried flashing the BIOS (for advanced users) and updating the mainboard drivers? Yep, it has the latest BIOS, and the latest mainboard drivers. MC |
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"ModeratelyConfused" wrote in message ... "John Doe" wrote in message ... "ModeratelyConfused" wrote: Just wondering, was the mobo link to dispute the 800Mhz FSB processor, or was it just to help out everyone? I gather/process information before doing anything. Cause even SOYO tech support doesn't know that this board DOES support the processor I have in it. Have you tried flashing the BIOS (for advanced users) and updating the mainboard drivers? Yep, it has the latest BIOS, and the latest mainboard drivers. MC Problem solved, I returned the extra card and bought a dual headed one. Dual monitors are great! MC |
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"ModeratelyConfused" wrote:
Problem solved, I returned the extra card and bought a dual headed one. Dual monitors are great! For what it's worth, dual monitors can be very useful IMO when you really want to get something(s) done. Otherwise, you might not appreciate the extra load. You might want to keep the other video card as a spare. Have fun. |
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