Dual Monitor (possibly 3) Setup with Integrated Video

metatron

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Sep 23, 2004
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Feeling greedy, I decided that two monitors just wasn't enough for my workstation (AOpen XCcube - UX4SG-1394). I've got a GF FX5200 sitting in the lone AGP slot and when I first set the machine up, I just disabled the Intel 865 video chipset on first boot - figured I didn't need it really. I'm currently running two monitors on the GeForce card (one vga, one dvi).

My problem now is that I'm trying to add a 3rd monitor to the mix, and since I have a perfectly unused integrated video chipset with an open vga port on the back, I figured I could just enable it in the bios and it would start to work. WRONG! After enabling it in the bios and rebooting, it never itializes the integrated video. In fact, when I go back INTO the bios after reboot, its been changed BACK to being disabled (and yes, I'm sure I'm saving my settings before exit :). The AOpen site offers very little help in this regard, and google hasn't spit much up either.

Any ideas on how I can get the chipset to stay enabled and enjoy triple-monitor delight?
 

jt63

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Dec 28, 2001
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Welcome to the forums. Integrated video on most newer boards is disabled automatically when it detects an AGP card. No getting around it
 

asm0deus

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i couldnt get it to work on my setup either, you could try using a PCI video card and that could do it.