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How do i use multi-monitors (if possible)
Topic Started: Aug 28 2005, 10:32 PM (177 Views)
bplujin
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i have the graphics card listed in my signature. i want to use two monitors. one on the card and the original monitor port on the mobo. how do i do this, if possible?
633ids (bought complete-used for $100)
upgrades include;
P3 850 100Mhz FSB cpu
Antec ATX 300w psu
Western Digital 120GB, 8MB cache, 7200rpm HDD
2-128meg 100Mhz RAM (256MB Total)
PC ANYWHERE NIC
BFG Tech GeForce FX 5500 OC PCI video card
4+1 PCI-USB card
Game Elements Wireless USB Game controller (doesn't function)
Proview 770 Display (looks better than OEM and was free)
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I don't know of anyone who's gotten the onboard AGP video to run along with a PCI card.
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bplujin
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AGP? before i ever got my PCI graphics card, the BIOS was set to PCI for video card. in fact, it's a default setting.
633ids (bought complete-used for $100)
upgrades include;
P3 850 100Mhz FSB cpu
Antec ATX 300w psu
Western Digital 120GB, 8MB cache, 7200rpm HDD
2-128meg 100Mhz RAM (256MB Total)
PC ANYWHERE NIC
BFG Tech GeForce FX 5500 OC PCI video card
4+1 PCI-USB card
Game Elements Wireless USB Game controller (doesn't function)
Proview 770 Display (looks better than OEM and was free)
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bplujin
Aug 28 2005, 10:32 PM
i have the graphics card listed in my signature. i want to use two monitors. one on the card and the original monitor port on the mobo. how do i do this, if possible?
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98/ME
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bplujin
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windows ME and HP BIOS 3.07. fully updated thru Windows Update.
633ids (bought complete-used for $100)
upgrades include;
P3 850 100Mhz FSB cpu
Antec ATX 300w psu
Western Digital 120GB, 8MB cache, 7200rpm HDD
2-128meg 100Mhz RAM (256MB Total)
PC ANYWHERE NIC
BFG Tech GeForce FX 5500 OC PCI video card
4+1 PCI-USB card
Game Elements Wireless USB Game controller (doesn't function)
Proview 770 Display (looks better than OEM and was free)
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bplujin
Aug 29 2005, 02:17 AM
AGP? before i ever got my PCI graphics card, the BIOS was set to PCI for video card. in fact, it's a default setting.

That's pretty odd, considering that one of the most common issues with PCI video cards & Cognac mobos is the fact that you have to disable the onboard video. My Cognac's video boot default was AGP.

I ... and others, had to either use two monitors, or learn to reset the BIOS "blind".

But then, you're the expert.
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bplujin
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<shrugs> all i know is what i saw when i upgraded my BIOS, before i installed my graphics card.
633ids (bought complete-used for $100)
upgrades include;
P3 850 100Mhz FSB cpu
Antec ATX 300w psu
Western Digital 120GB, 8MB cache, 7200rpm HDD
2-128meg 100Mhz RAM (256MB Total)
PC ANYWHERE NIC
BFG Tech GeForce FX 5500 OC PCI video card
4+1 PCI-USB card
Game Elements Wireless USB Game controller (doesn't function)
Proview 770 Display (looks better than OEM and was free)
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This is for the HP bios, right. Doesn't surprise me.
My Intel board has the same PCI graphics default which doesn't need changing, but at boot the bios detects that there is no PCI graphics card installed and activates onboard graphics anyway.
Windows presumably comes to the same conclusion when it first gets installed, but you can see how subsequent graphics changes could cause it to get confused. You could end up with a situation where the bios uses onboard, and windows uses the card, or vice versa. Man, I'm getting a headache just thinking about it. :blink:

BTW, have you figured out the sort of dual monitor setup in windows outlined here in General Systems Issues/ Dual Monitors? Not a bad article...I've never done this myself, but am interested if you can pull it off. You could always do dual screen on an Apple Macintosh, mixing onboard and video card.
http://www.oceansystems.com/support/index.htm
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bplujin
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yeah, it worked. but for some reason my taskbar moved to the right-side of my screen and i can't move it back down....even with just one monitor.
633ids (bought complete-used for $100)
upgrades include;
P3 850 100Mhz FSB cpu
Antec ATX 300w psu
Western Digital 120GB, 8MB cache, 7200rpm HDD
2-128meg 100Mhz RAM (256MB Total)
PC ANYWHERE NIC
BFG Tech GeForce FX 5500 OC PCI video card
4+1 PCI-USB card
Game Elements Wireless USB Game controller (doesn't function)
Proview 770 Display (looks better than OEM and was free)
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bplujin
Sep 3 2005, 10:19 AM
yeah, it worked. but for some reason my taskbar moved to the right-side of my screen and i can't move it back down....even with just one monitor.

To move the taskbar, move your mouse cursor to where the time is currently displayed on the taskbar. Once your mouse cursor is over the time, click and hold the mouse button down, and while holding the mouse button down, move your cursor to the middle edge of where you want the taskbar to be. For example, if you wish to return the taskbar back to its original position, move the cursor to the bottom center of the screen. When the taskbar has moved to its new location, release the button.
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bplujin
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oh ok, that worked. THANKS!
633ids (bought complete-used for $100)
upgrades include;
P3 850 100Mhz FSB cpu
Antec ATX 300w psu
Western Digital 120GB, 8MB cache, 7200rpm HDD
2-128meg 100Mhz RAM (256MB Total)
PC ANYWHERE NIC
BFG Tech GeForce FX 5500 OC PCI video card
4+1 PCI-USB card
Game Elements Wireless USB Game controller (doesn't function)
Proview 770 Display (looks better than OEM and was free)
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