Re: Two Display in W2000?
From: Andy (1_at_2.3)
Date: 03/20/04
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Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 03:06:05 GMT
Try setting your BIOS to intialize the PCI video card first.
http://www.realtimesoft.com/multimon/results.asp?Card=213&OS=Win2000&OS=Linux&Use=Secondary&System=&SearchType=SearchCard
On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 00:59:00 GMT, "W. Watson"
<wolf_tracks@invalid.inv> 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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