Multi Monitor Help Pse

[Jack Daniels]

After adding 2nd vcard and monitor, reboot sets up the new hardware
as Primary and ignores the Secondary which was the original. Either
will function fine, but System Display will only show one
monitor/vcard available.
OS = WinXP Pro w/SP1
BIOS = AMI

Original V-Adapter is onboard SiS
Added V-Card is Nvidia TNT2

Have gone thru the Help and Support Video Display Troubleshooting
step-by-step, but still only one display available.
What am I missing??

[Jerome T. Czeikus]

Check your motherboard manual and verify you can have both the built in
video and video card running at the same time.

"Jack Daniels" > wrote in message
...
> After adding 2nd vcard and monitor, reboot sets up the new hardware
> as Primary and ignores the Secondary which was the original. Either
> will function fine, but System Display will only show one
> monitor/vcard available.
> OS = WinXP Pro w/SP1
> BIOS = AMI
>
> Original V-Adapter is onboard SiS
> Added V-Card is Nvidia TNT2
>
> Have gone thru the Help and Support Video Display Troubleshooting
> step-by-step, but still only one display available.
> What am I missing??
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Jack,

If you are trying to use dual monitors, it probably won't work using an =
on-board video. With most systems, you need either two actual cards (two =
PCI or one each AGP and PCI) or a dual-head card.

--=20
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - =
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Jack Daniels" > wrote in message =
...
> After adding 2nd vcard and monitor, reboot sets up the new hardware
> as Primary and ignores the Secondary which was the original. Either
> will function fine, but System Display will only show one
> monitor/vcard available.
> OS =3D WinXP Pro w/SP1
> BIOS =3D AMI
>=20
> Original V-Adapter is onboard SiS
> Added V-Card is Nvidia TNT2
>=20
> Have gone thru the Help and Support Video Display Troubleshooting
> step-by-step, but still only one display available.
> What am I missing??
>

[Jack Daniels]

Sure looks like you're correct - have tried every imaginable 'trick'
except adding two cards. As soon as another vcard is installed, the
bios completely ignores the onboard connection. Too bad there's no
configuration present as there is for the sound card.
Thanks for all the suggestions !!


On Tue, 6 May 2003 22:28:23 -0400, "Rick \"Nutcase\" Rogers"
> wrote:

>Hi Jack,
>
>If you are trying to use dual monitors, it probably won't work using an on-board video. With most systems, you need either two actual cards (two PCI or one each AGP and PCI) or a dual-head card.