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Dual Monitor Setup
Name: eli_hoehandle Date: March 4, 2004 at 11:56:29 Pacific OS: Win XP Pro CPU/Ram: AMD2000/512 PC2100
Comment:
Can anyone tell me how to setup dual monitors? I have a PC with built in video and have added a second AGP card. Once the AGP card was installed the onboard video no longer works. Is there anyway to enable the onboard video?
Name: Don Arnett Date: March 4, 2004 at 12:00:24 Pacific
Reply:
It sounds like the BIOS is detecting your AGP card so is turning off the onboard video. You probably already figured that part out.
Hopefully you'll find a BIOS setting that you can change to leave the video enabled even with the AGP card. If you can't find something in BIOS, you are most likely out of luck.
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Response Number 2
Name: mwoehrle Date: March 4, 2004 at 13:28:54 Pacific
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The best, and easiest way, and the correct way to run dual video is just get a dual video card. It will have an output for each monitor and the software to give you selection options. You can get them in any computer store and a Matrox Dual Video starts at about $74. Sometimes it is just easier to "bite the Bullet" then try to get around things.
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Response Number 3
Name: Don Arnett Date: March 4, 2004 at 14:03:34 Pacific
Reply:
What does the dual video card give you that isn't already built into Windows??
Windows (starting with 98 I believe) will handle up to 10 video cards/monitors.
I can't say which way is better, but given that multiple monitor support is built into Windows, I wouldn't call using their method "trying to get around things"
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