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Dual video card help
GGKoul:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 10, 2005, 01:47:30 pm ---I've owned the AIW in the past and the one I had was crap.
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ChadTower:
It should also be noted I don't have need of tv tuner or video capture.
DaveMMR:
I don't know what ATI card you have (and if you mentioned it in this thread, then I missed it - sorry in advance, I'm a dolt). Anyway, I know most later ATI cards had two sockets (one for standard and one for digital - I should know that proper names of these). It also came packaged with an adapter that let you plug a standard VGA montior into the digital slot. As a matter of fact, I'm running two ATI cards (one AGP and one PCI) and my display properties shows that I can have a total of four monitors running. Ergo, you may only need one card in there for dual monitor display.
Secondly, check the ATI help page. Not sure if that'll help much since I always found their tech support sketchy at best but it could help.
And last of all, do you really, really want two monitors? Speaking strictly for myself I haven't much need for the two monitors I'm running and find it to be more of a pain that it's worth. It helps for the Adobe programs but, I don't know - I'm losing all this real estate on my desk for minimal convienence. The novelty wears thin quick and may not be worth the hassle.
And before you ask, I have them because my capture card (ATI AIW) wants to be the primary display but so does my Raedon for certain applications. So it's two hardware profiles and two monitors until I stop being cheap and just buy another, less demanding capture card.
Crazy Cooter:
$39.99 + shipping?
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0177433
It's PCi & I *think* shipping is reasonable, dunno. I'm close enough to not have to ship. Bum around the site, you might find other stuff. I usually do. ;)
SOAPboy:
A bit much of an upgrade.. but i have a 9500PRO (Built By ATI) Thats been used ONCE for a total of 30 min.. 110 bucks plus shipping.. ^_^
and 2 PCIs should work fine..
Install first card, Install Drivers
Install Second Card, Install Drivers
both cards need there own driver, they cant "share" one..