2 video cards 3 monitors

[ezkim0x]

I have a NVIDIA GeForce 6600
and a crappy ATI RAGEXL pci card.

I know I have set it up in the past where it was displaying on 3 screens at once.. using 2 outputs on the geforce.. and the 1 vga on the ragexl.. but after putting it back in and restarting.. it's not showing in the display properties.

do I have to install the video driver before it will show in there?

secondly.. I tried installing the driver and when I click 'setup.exe' it acts like it's going to open it but never actually does.. I looked in 'proccesses' in task manager and it has "setup.exe" and "wowexec.exe" with no memory usage.. (like it hasn't opened it yet I guess)

do you know why it's not opening? I've tried restarting a couple of times and no luck.

 

[ezkim0x]

I ended up getting it installed.. and I have all 3 monitors enabled now.

shouldn't the display properties allow you to choose your screen resolution depending on your monitor?

or does it go by your video card?

 

[SonicIce]

whats the max res u can pick? i think the only mode u could use is spanning. do games work?

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: ezkim0x
I ended up getting it installed.. and I have all 3 monitors enabled now.

shouldn't the display properties allow you to choose your screen resolution depending on your monitor?

or does it go by your video card?

If you run a 'spanned' mode on the NVIDIA card, Windows will only see two monitors. But if you run them all as separate displays, you should be able to change the resolution on each one independently.

i think the only mode u could use is spanning. do games work?

You can't span across displays on different cards.

Games will work fine, just like before? You can't run across all three monitors, if that's what you are asking.

 

[ezkim0x]

the max it lets me choose is 1280x1024 ..but it looks messed up so I have it on 1152x864.

my monitor max is 1440x900 (19 inch widescreens) ..both of the monitors are the same.

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: ezkim0x
the max it lets me choose is 1280x1024 ..but it looks messed up so I have it on 1152x864.

my monitor max is 1440x900 (19 inch widescreens) ..both of the monitors are the same.

Of course 1280x1024 will look messed up; it's the wrong AR (and has too many vertical pixels).

If you uncheck "hide modes this monitor cannot display", can you pick 1440x900?

If not, try Powerstrip. The 6600 definitely can output 1440x900, and I'm almost certain the ATI card can as well.

 

[ezkim0x]

no.. it gives me 1600x1200 though.

I'm going to download powerstrip and try that.. looks like it should work like you said.

it's only the ATI that is messed up.. 6600 is fine.

thanks.

 

[ezkim0x]

"Put another way: S3, SiS, Trident, Intel, and ATI Rage and Rage128 users should go no further - you are limited to the resolutions you find in Display properties. "

can't do it with powerstrip either.. guess I'm stuck until I buy a new video card.

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: ezkim0x
"Put another way: S3, SiS, Trident, Intel, and ATI Rage and Rage128 users should go no further - you are limited to the resolutions you find in Display properties. "

can't do it with powerstrip either.. guess I'm stuck until I buy a new video card.

Okay. That's a pretty old card -- before the RADEON line even started! Surprising that it can output 1600x1200 but not 1400x900, though... must be a limitation of the old drivers or something like that.

 

[trOver]

my 6600 is running at 1600x1050 wide, so 1440x900 should be a piece of cake!