dual display support

[ted]

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I have a Sony PCV-RS430G with a Raedon 9200 display adapter. I want to use
both of my LCD monitors (both have VGA inputs) in a dual display
configuration. When I look at that specs for the 9200, it says it has a DVI
connector that can be used to drive a vga monitor (with a DVI to VGA
adapter). After buying the adapter, I realized that I have a DVI-D
connector on the card that cannot drive an analog moniotr.

My question is, what do I need to do to have a dual monitor system? I don't
want to just "mirror" the image but have one large display.

In reading http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;296538 it
makes it sound like both video adapters need to be one of those included on
the list, but I don't think that's true. What do I need to do in Windows XP
Home Edition to get dual displays working?

By the way, I pulled a S3 Trio 32/64 card out of an old machine, but XP
won't recognize it.

I only have a PCI slot available, so I need to fine a cheap PCI video card
that will allow me to set up dual displays.

Any suggestions???

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

Make sure it's an ati like the agp one and set the agp one as primary.

Graham

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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"Ted" <RB> wrote in message news:w4idnfgVwITOrOLcRVn-hw@wideopenwest.com...
> I have a Sony PCV-RS430G with a Raedon 9200 display adapter. I want to
use
> both of my LCD monitors (both have VGA inputs) in a dual display
> configuration. When I look at that specs for the 9200, it says it has a
DVI
> connector that can be used to drive a vga monitor (with a DVI to VGA
> adapter). After buying the adapter, I realized that I have a DVI-D
> connector on the card that cannot drive an analog moniotr.
>
> My question is, what do I need to do to have a dual monitor system? I
don't
> want to just "mirror" the image but have one large display.
>
> In reading http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;296538
it
> makes it sound like both video adapters need to be one of those included
on
> the list, but I don't think that's true. What do I need to do in Windows
XP
> Home Edition to get dual displays working?
>
> By the way, I pulled a S3 Trio 32/64 card out of an old machine, but XP
> won't recognize it.
>
> I only have a PCI slot available, so I need to fine a cheap PCI video card
> that will allow me to set up dual displays.
>
> Any suggestions???
>
>