My board supports SLI so, two PCIe slots. I don't want to run it in SLI mode but as two cards working in dual monitor mode.
While computer is booting up, the two monitors that are on the X1900XT are displaying whats going on. Thats the top PCIe slot. When win2k is just about done loading both screens freeze with the windows loading bar and the other screens turn on.
So that tells me both cards are functional.
Once in windows I can only get the X700Pro working.
Device manager gives me this:
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This device cannot start. (Code 10)
Click Troubleshooter to start the troubleshooter for this device.
I've tried different bios settings I thought might be affecting this but didn't help. Tried clearing all ATI drivers and reinstall all drivers and that doesn't work either.
If I take the bottom card (X700Pro) and switch it with the top card (X1900XT) the X1900XT will be the functional one.
Am I having a moment of stupidity or should I be able to get two ATI PCIe video cards to work independentely even if on a board with an nForce chip ?
Windows recognises it, installs it, yet wont activate both.
the psu I had in there was a aOpen al'cheapo ones that come with the case. It was a 400w peak unit so whats that, 350 on average ? Was only lacking power to drive the x1900xt
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