I've run xp with 4 attached & 5th tcp/ip with no problems. I had 1 dual head & 2 single cards
Rick Q On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 6:59 PM, James Maki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I searched and cannot find a definitive answer to the question of running > 3 > monitors in Windows XP Pro. > > I have an Abit IP35 Pro (socket 775) board with two PCI-e x16 slots. One > operates at x16, the other at x4. I am currently running a dual monitor > setup with a DVI 19" 4x3 screen and a vga 15" 4x3 screen connected to a > Sapphire HD 2600 Pro video card. I also have a Westinghouse 42" LCD 1080p > television that I would like to hook up for occasional use to this system. > It is currently attached to my htpc, but I would like to be able to > utilize > the extra screen at times for my main system. > > Can I add another HD 2600 Pro video card to the x4 PCI-e x16 slot? I plan > on > switching the LCD TV to the card on the x16 slot and moving the older vga > monitor to the x4 slot card. > > I am not much of a gamer. I recently purchased Call of Duty War Chest > (incudes CoD 1, CoD 1 expansion pak, and CoD 2). I have no problems > running > the game on my current system. In fact, it runs just fine on the HTPC > utilizing on-board video to run the 42" LCD. So my video needs are modest. > I > would just like to be able to hook up the 42" LCD to my main system on > occasion while maintaining my current 2 panel setup. > > Thoughts, suggestions, caveats? All appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Jim Maki > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- Richard E. Quilhot C.N.A. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
