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neopolaris thank you for the web link.... it was a great help... you can
look at almost every combination of graphic card and see what the problems
were or how well it worked...
after a little research on the web... I have the opinion that the XFX
Geforce MX 4000 graphics card is not a worthwhile card to own...
returned this card....
I went to Circuit City and purchased a evga. eGeForce FX 5200 agp card.....
removed my Geforce4 MX420 agp card from my system put in new 5200 card
I left in my evga eGeForce MX 400 pci card
Started my computer and everything worked just find on first startup...
I used the software provided and tweaked it to my liking...
I now have 3 monitors that work just the way I want ... life is good...
thanks ago neopolaris
Ron
"neopolaris" <.> wrote in message news:10nrhgtr8asjcb0@corp.supernews.com...
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> Ronald Ortiz wrote:
>> I have a Dell 4600 machine running XP with SP2
>>
>> Dell 4600 came with a Nvidia MX 420 graphics card and a 17" Dell
>> monitor
>>
>> I installed a Nvidia e-geforce MX 400 graphics card with a 17" Sony
>> Trinitron Multiscan 17sf II to have a second monitor running a couple
>> months back ...smooth install works great
>>
>> I came across a 17"CTX model PL7 monitor....bought Nvidia Geforce MX
>> 4000 graphics card install card...install software..
>>
>> restart computer enable nView start setting up display setting ...
>> resolution , color quality , extend my windows desktop onto this
>> monitor, etc
>>
>> main monitor #1 setup - works fine . (Dell monitor with MX420)
>>
>> #2 monitor (Sony monitor with e-geforce MX400) setup and works
>>
>> setup CTX monitor with Geforce MX4000 card hit the apply
>> button....BLAM ! computer hangs ups...black screen on all monitors..
>> a few minutes later will get blue screen error msg something about
>> graphics software in a "loop"
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>> I have to go into safe mode to uninstall nvidia software....restart
>> ...reinstall invidia.software.. then all is find with running just 2
>> monitors
>>
>> I notice when i have all 3 cards installed monitors attached and the
>> software is installed before setting up monitors using the nVidia
>> software....
>> main monitor #1 is working (Dell)
>> #2 monitor has a Blue block that fills half the screen (Sony)
>> and the third monitor is all gray/black... (CTX) ---> should it also
>> have its screen filled with a half of blue block ?
>>
>> Things i have tried
>> tested CTX monitor works find on my system using MX420 or MX400 card
>> returned Nvidia geforce MX4000 card and got another "new card"
>> follow the instruction on uninstalling "old" graphics software and
>> install nvidia software
>> change/moved graphics card GeForce MX4000 in different PCI slot
>> tried several times to uninstall and reinstall nvidia software
>> searched nVidia Microsoft Dell web sites for help
>>
>> How or what card should i be using to get 3 monitors running on my
>> system ?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Ron
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> Wow that brings back memories...or should I say nitemares, lol..heres my 3
> monitor setup from a little while ago. (butchered link below).
> 3, when it works is great, but the tweaking will get ya...Consider just
> using 2 lol. One of my cards was a dualhead, maybe that made it easier
> for
> me at the time.
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> w w w dot
> realtimesoft.com/multimon/results.asp?Card1=738&Card2=388&Card3=&OS=Win98&OS
> =WinXP&SearchType=SearchConfig
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