I have a mother board with an embedded VGA graphics processor, so I do not have an AGP board that I can take out to be able to test the other VGA board. Any ideas how to get this dual monitor feature working with my embedded VGA board and an additional VGA board?
John > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 17 January 2006 1:18 p.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [DUG-Offtopic] Dual monitors > > > You shouldn't do. The multiple monitors setup is controlled > through software in the os. Try taking the AGP one out to > verify that the PCI card works at all. > > Guy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John > > I tried an old (working) PCI graphics board in my PC as a > second monitor board, but already at booting none of the > screens showed anything at all! Do I need to preset anything > in the boot-setup at all? John > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, 17 January 2006 12:51 p.m. > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [DUG-Offtopic] LCD monitors > > > > > > There can sometimes be some compatibility issues but > basically any old > > > card for a second monitor is fine. The trick is that you > motherboard > > only has one AGP slot so the second one has to be a PCI card. > > > > Guy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John > > > > Wanting to use Dual Monitors, do I need a special 2nd > graphics card or > > > would any 2nd card do the job? In case I need a special graphics > > board, what do you recommend (low cost)? > > > > John > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Offtopic mailing list > [email protected] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic > _______________________________________________ Offtopic mailing list [email protected] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic
