Re: 4-Monitor Setup on XP with Quad Card

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John Jay Smith wrote:
see if your motherboard has an "on board" display adaptor and disable it
from the BIOS, Also look for settings that tell the motherboard that you
will be using a pci card as the default display adaptor.

I am sure it will work for you eventually.

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Thanks, but I've already got the PCI card set as the default display
adapter in bios. The PCI-e card that came with the box is set as the
secondary option.


"ta" <padlrnc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi -- wondering if anyone has input on the following problem. Just
bought a brand new Dell Dimension 9150 with XP Home Edition for running
a 4-monitor setup, along with 4 Dell flat screen LCD monitors. The
salesman told me this would work with the Colorgraphics Xentera GT-4
quad card (PCI), and I don't know why it shouldn't work. I have 3
available PCI slots, but I cannot get input on a single monitor, let
alone 4, with this card installed.

Monitors work fine with the PCI-e video card that came with the box,
and checked all of the cables. I tried running cables from the VGA
input on the monitor to the DVI connect on the card (with an adapter),
as well as running from the DVI input on the monitor to the DVI input
on the card. Nada. All I get is the Colorgraphics splash screen - no
bios, no nothing.

I tried all 3 PCI slots. I tried it with the PCI-e card installed and
uninstalled. Nada.

I changed the bios setting to point to the PCI card as the primary
video card. No go.

They sent me a new card -- same deal.

Is there any reason why this standard PCI card would not be compatible
with my Dell Dimension 9150, especially since this card was qualed with
their 8400 box?

I'm stumped.

Thanks for any insight.


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