multiple video cards

[Dean]

I want to use different desktops on 4 monitors using one
PC using WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL. The best way seems to be
to use a dual head video card in the AGP slot and a dual
head video card in a PCI slot. Can anybody tell me how to
determine the compatibility of this setup? I can find the
cards, but do not know how to determine if they will work
together in the same PC running WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL.

[Knight]

Because there is no way to try before you buy there are 2 ways to get this
thing working.
1)Find the support sites of the creators of those dual cards and ask them if
it is possible to use 2 of their cards (AGP AND PCI) in combination
for 4 monitors.
2) take your computer to a store that also does upgrades and tell then what
you need.
They will find the 2 adaptors that will work together.
I have found that some display adaptors do not work together even if they
are of the same type!!!... so dont buy before you are sure.


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For the ones reading technical replies, I would kindly request them to give
me their feedback with another post (in the same thread of course), so I
will know if my advice helped them or not.

Kenny S www.talentgrid.com
www.computerboom.net


"Dean" > wrote in message
...
> I want to use different desktops on 4 monitors using one
> PC using WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL. The best way seems to be
> to use a dual head video card in the AGP slot and a dual
> head video card in a PCI slot. Can anybody tell me how to
> determine the compatibility of this setup? I can find the
> cards, but do not know how to determine if they will work
> together in the same PC running WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL.


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[Peter]

Hi,

Go to Matrox.com. plenty info there.

Peter

>-----Original Message-----
>Because there is no way to try before you buy there are 2
ways to get this
>thing working.
>1)Find the support sites of the creators of those dual
cards and ask them if
>it is possible to use 2 of their cards (AGP AND PCI) in
combination
>for 4 monitors.
>2) take your computer to a store that also does upgrades
and tell then what
>you need.
>They will find the 2 adaptors that will work together.
>I have found that some display adaptors do not work
together even if they
>are of the same type!!!... so dont buy before you are
sure.
>
>
>--
>
>......Creativity is intelligence having fun !.....;-)
>
>For the ones reading technical replies, I would kindly
request them to give
>me their feedback with another post (in the same thread
of course), so I
>will know if my advice helped them or not.
>
>Kenny S www.talentgrid.com
>www.computerboom.net
>
>
>"Dean" > wrote in message
...
>> I want to use different desktops on 4 monitors using one
>> PC using WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL. The best way seems to
be
>> to use a dual head video card in the AGP slot and a dual
>> head video card in a PCI slot. Can anybody tell me how
to
>> determine the compatibility of this setup? I can find
the
>> cards, but do not know how to determine if they will
work
>> together in the same PC running WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL.
>
>
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18/6/2003
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