S-Video output problem on GeForce 2-MX400

[KenO1964]

Whhooo boy.. Where to start, better yet, where to end..?

Here's the story as best I can desribe it..

I've got a GeForce 2 MX400 dual head w/TV out. (3 in 1 Powercolor card) Hooking up 2 monitors is no problem at all, but when trying to use the S-Video out, all I get is black and white output. Also, when playing games on the black and white output, I only get 85-90% of the top left total area of the output, so I'm missing the bottom and right side of the screen no matter which resolution I set it to.....
I've done everything I can see to do, which admittedly isn't much, but I can verify this much.. It isn't the VCR or the TV as I've tried a regular GF2MX with TV out and it worked fine. (Only TV running, not 'Twinview') It's trying to run Twinview (clone mode) with S-Video as the second output that seems to be causing the problem...

As good an overview of my system as I can get:

Windows XP Pro (2600)
Powercolor GeForce 2 MX400 32 meg 3in1 Dual Head
Tried 21.83 and 22.50 nVidia drivers
ATI TV wonder USB capture card
Asus K7V mobo w 4.32 4in1 drivers
SB Live X-Gamer sound

Settings for S-Video out:
NTSC-M
Tried S-Video and Composite Video out
Hooked up to Funai VCR then into Phillps Magnavox 26" TV via S-Video cable w/RCA converter on the VCR end.

Anything else? If I missed something that you may need to know, just ask...

Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed some light on this one...

 

[bevancoleman]

Have you tried playing arround with the NTSC setting? I don't know what your setting is ment to be as I don't know where you are (though still probably wound't know) but I get a simular effect when I got my card set incorrectly.

 

[KenO1964]

Oh yes, I've tried playing around with virtually everything I can see.. (Ended up with some really oddball stuff too.. heeheh)
I'm in the US, so the NTSC-M protocol should be correct... I've even tried PAL with less than glamorous results...
I'm beginning to think this is just a problem with the card itself, as the others I've tried without dual heads work fine...

 

[videobruce]

How about changing resolutions on the desktop?
What res are u running? desktop and tv out?
tv out max I believe is 800x600.
the desktop has to be the same.
what type of 's' cables are u using?
is the composite out ok as far as chroma is concerned?
be sure the cables are seated in all the way.