Re: Two Display in W2000?
From: Bob I (birelan_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/19/04
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Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 08:55:12 -0600
The beeps indicate the BIOS is not happy with the configuration. The
"beep" sequence can be checked against the "error" listing for your
particular BIOS manufacturer at their web site or one of the "BIOS"
related sites that post "BIOS beep codes"
W. Watson wrote:
> W. Watson wrote:
>
>> Steve Parry [MVP] wrote:
>>
>>> In news:U9f6c.27274$%06.5337@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net,
>>> W. Watson <wolf_tracks@invalid.inv> fumbled, fiddled and fingered:
>>>
>>>> I thought I'd try to use two displays in W2k. One with a PCI card,
>>>> and the other with an AGP card. Both monitors did come up, but it
>>>> looks like the PCI card lags behind. In fact, it's stuck at the
>>>> opening w2k screen. The AGP monitor reflects the current state.
>>>> Anyone know if this is fixable?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Both cards have to have drivers that are compatible with this feature.
>>>
>>> I played around with it on my PC at work and got it to work well.
>>>
>>> But it took some time to find a card that would work with the onboard
>>> Dell/Intel one
>>>
>>>
>> Thanks. I just recalled that it takes something like a recent version
>> of ActiveX, or is DirectX, to get this to operate? If not that, then
>> drivers, as you suggested. Now to determine which PCI graphics card I
>> really have. I'm borrowing it. I know it's a Diamond.
>>
> Well, it's a Diamond 3D 2000 Pro. I wasn't able to find a driver for it
> on the Diamond web site. I did update DirectX but that didn't help.
>
> It may be that something is fundamentally wrong. When I have both cards
> in, then during start up, I get an audible long beep followed by 2-3
> shorter beeps. There's nearly a five minute wait before anything appears
> on the AGP monitor. Prior to the DirectX update, I would get some early
> w2000 screen frozen on the PCI monitor, but now nothing. I get no
> audible beeps like above when only the AGP or PCI card is used. There
> must be some conflict between the two cards.
>
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