Dual monitors on Dell/Nvidia Quadro FX 500?

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"Steve" <swechsler@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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>I have here a Dell Precision 360 with a Dell/Nvidia Quadro FX 500
> graphics card, running Windows XP Pro (sp1). Dell's website
> (http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/video/p56496/en/intro.htm) seems
> to indicate that the card is dual-head capable (and it has separate DVI
> and VGA connectors), as does NVidia's (although the latter note a
> disclaimer saying that if it's an OEM card you should check with the
> distributor, which in this case is Dell).
>
> Anyway, I've loaded the latest drivers from Nvidia, but the display
> control panel does not show the option to enable a second monitor.
> While I have not yet connected a second monitor (my main monitor is
> connected to the VGA port), I can't imagine the card is waiting to
> detect it, is it? Since some (older) monitors, or those connected using
> a VGA->5BNC cable, will not send any signal back to the card. I can't
> test connecting a second screen yet since I don't currently have a
> DVI->VGA connector.
> So what's going on? Anything I can do here?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>

I don't have your configuration, but my ATI card IS aware if a second
monitor is attached. Just a thought.

Tom

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Both my ATI and nVidia rigs detect if there's "something" attached.

"Steve" <swechsler@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:1106932440.050819.7110@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>I have here a Dell Precision 360 with a Dell/Nvidia Quadro FX 500
> graphics card, running Windows XP Pro (sp1). Dell's website
> (http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/video/p56496/en/intro.htm) seems
> to indicate that the card is dual-head capable (and it has separate DVI
> and VGA connectors), as does NVidia's (although the latter note a
> disclaimer saying that if it's an OEM card you should check with the
> distributor, which in this case is Dell).
>
> Anyway, I've loaded the latest drivers from Nvidia, but the display
> control panel does not show the option to enable a second monitor.
> While I have not yet connected a second monitor (my main monitor is
> connected to the VGA port), I can't imagine the card is waiting to
> detect it, is it? Since some (older) monitors, or those connected using
> a VGA->5BNC cable, will not send any signal back to the card. I can't
> test connecting a second screen yet since I don't currently have a
> DVI->VGA connector.
> So what's going on? Anything I can do here?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>