Re: 3 video cards, only one display?

From: D.Currie (dmbcurrie.nospam_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/19/04 

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 23:06:51 -0700

Some cards won't function as a secondary card, they will only work as the
primary. You can try changing the setting in the bios to boot from the PCI
and see if both will work that way. If not, you'll need to get a different
card to use as secondary; just make sure that it will function that way.

"paulgood" <paulgood.11uaia@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
news:a60a8608ba94d150e41367f5961c9c09@news.teranews.com...
> I am running WinXP Pro and an ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 9800 Pro (128)
> AGP as my primary video card. To make use of the Multview feature I
> also have a PCI ATI TV Wonder Pro card.
>
> I would like to have a second VGA output to expand my desktop. I've
> outputed to a TV but the resolution and picture sucks :-)
>
> I've put in a very old PCI All-In-Wonder card to get the VGA output.
>
> On boot with the two monitors connected to the separate video cards the
> computer boots normally from the 9800 card and WinXP recognizes the
> older PCI ATI card card and installs a driver, but the monitor never
> leaves "stand by" mode (monitor off, yellow light flashing)
>
> The properties of that hardware card say: "this device cannot start
> Code 10". I switched PCI slots and had the same results. I actually
> put in another very old PCI video card and had the same result.
>
> Is there something in the bios I should change? (it's properly set to
> boot from the AGP card) Might this be because the video cards I've
> been trying are soooo old.
>
> Thanks
> Paul
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