dual monitors with win2k

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  • sookaa
    mini MURCer
    • Jul 2000
    • 4
    #1

    dual monitors with win2k

    So far as I understand this, I cannot have full dualhead a la win98 with win2k...even after the latest service pack....is it also the case that for the near foreseeable future that this will not be implemented in win2k? I bought the G400MAX 5 months ago wanting to use dualhead, but cannot bear the thought that i will have to load win98 to get this feature running...so, can I put another video card in this machine to still get a bastardized version of dualhead, or will I have the same issues that are present now..i.e. resolution spread across two screens etc. Also, any advice on what a good secondary card should be...would it work best if I got another G400 to throw in there?

    Cheers

    sookaa

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    • Brian R.
      Super MURCer
      • Aug 1999
      • 3874
      #2
      There are no signs Microsoft is going to implement complete dualhead support in Win2000. The best card to add to your system, IMHO, is a G200 PCI. They are rather pricey, however. For this purpose, I just bought a Millenium 4 MB card for $40 or so. I feel this is adequate for a secondary display. I don't use it that often. My second choice was a Millenium II, but that was $70 or so and I didn't think the difference was worth it for a secondary monitor I wasn't going to use often.

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        • MartinS
          mini MURCer
          • Nov 1999
          • 57
          #3
          Would an old Mystique 220 PCI work alongside a G400 DH as a two monitor solution or is there something specific about the G400/Millenium combo ?

          Martin
          Warning: Sigs may seriously damage your health...

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            • sookaa
              mini MURCer
              • Jul 2000
              • 4
              #4
              will this then give me full 'dualhead' support, independant monitors/resolutions.....

              --edit--also, can i use a agp and a pci card to get both monitors running? my local vendor says they have to be both pci for this to work..--/edit--
              sookaa

              [This message has been edited by sookaa (edited 01 August 2000).]
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                • Brian R.
                  Super MURCer
                  • Aug 1999
                  • 3874
                  #5
                  I don't know why any PCI card won't work. I would tend to keep the two cards as similar as possible for driver compatibility concerns. May not be a problem.

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                    • sookaa
                      mini MURCer
                      • Jul 2000
                      • 4
                      #6
                      nest question then....will win2k automagically detect that i have two vid cards in it and allow me to setup the properties for each, or is there behind the scenes editing that i need to do to get it to run ok (i.e. regedit ...)

                      I am planning on putting an older g200 in there, so hopefully same suite of software controls.

                      sookaa
                      woof woof

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                        • C=64
                          mini MURCer
                          • Oct 1999
                          • 68
                          #7
                          I think this site has the info your looking for.

                          C=64

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