Wooohoo!!! Just found a 17" monitor in the trash :-) (***NOW WITH PIX***)

[aphex]

Hmmmm.... Trying 2 different S3 cards i get the same error...

It boots to windows, detects the card.... But wont work...

When i check it in Device Manager, it says "The device cannot start"

Any ideas?

 

[MichaelD]

Try another PCI slot.

 

[Carrot44]

Anybody yell :camera: 's yet

Ken

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Try another PCI slot.

still the same error

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Try another PCI slot.

still the same error

Dang. Let's see....drivers...do you have the latest drivers?

Do you get past the bios, or does the bios lockup? If you get past the bios, it's not a hardware problem.

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: aphex
Phillips Magnavox 17" (107S)

Works perfectly!!

Question for ya... Is it possible to use 3 monitors at once using 2 video cards? (Radeon 9700 w/dual AGP, and a crappy PCI card)

Yep, I run a 9700 Pro and a Matrox 8mb PCI with 3 monitors.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: BatmanNate

Originally posted by: aphex
Phillips Magnavox 17" (107S)

Works perfectly!!

Question for ya... Is it possible to use 3 monitors at once using 2 video cards? (Radeon 9700 w/dual AGP, and a crappy PCI card)

Yep, I run a 9700 Pro and a Matrox 8mb PCI with 3 monitors.

Im having problems running my 9700 w/ a S3 Trio 64

Which slot did you put the second card in?

 

[FiLeZz]

Yea I do this very thing with a 9800 pro and a crappy pci card

 

[AmigaMan]

yeah, you're not going to get it to work with S3 cards. They specifically do NOT support dual/triple monitors. I wanted to do the same thing because I had a couple extra S3 virge's laying around, but no go. Matrox Millinium's work great as do Voodoo's. I have a Millenium 4MB'er sitting around gathering dust if you want it.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: AmigaMan
yeah, you're not going to get it to work with S3 cards. They specifically do NOT support dual/triple monitors. I wanted to do the same thing because I had a couple extra S3 virge's laying around, but no go. Matrox Millinium's work great as do Voodoo's. I have a Millenium 4MB'er sitting around gathering dust if you want it.

Would that 4mb card work with the triple?

 

[YetioDoom]

Originally posted by: 40oz
dumptser dive= free stuff

I wish i still lived in a college town. We used to find all kinds of stuff in the dorm dumpster when i lived in Madison, WI from bongs to couches computers and food. It was like christmas when the college kids went home in the summer:

I just walked past the southeast dorms today, and people are already moving out.

I can't wait until Aug. 14th to get my next couch.

 

[AmigaMan]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: AmigaMan
yeah, you're not going to get it to work with S3 cards. They specifically do NOT support dual/triple monitors. I wanted to do the same thing because I had a couple extra S3 virge's laying around, but no go. Matrox Millinium's work great as do Voodoo's. I have a Millenium 4MB'er sitting around gathering dust if you want it.

Would that 4mb card work with the triple?

Maybe it was an ATI Rage that wouldn't work with the dual monitor and not the S3. Anyways, yes, the 4MB worked well when I had it setup as a secondary video card for dual monitors. I had an integrated mobo video card (also Matrox I believe) and the Millenium driving two 19" monitors at 1280x1024 @85Hz.

 

[aphex]

YGPM

 

[McMadman]

Lucky!

Its amazing what companies will throw away once something gets upgraded, I'm sure theres thousands of dollars of perfectly good equipment that was simply thrown onto the curb and never recovered.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Not all cards can handle being a slave. I have atleast 4 that don't (ATI something old, a couple S3s, Permedia (1))

 

[CraigRT]

BLAST! lucky you..

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Not all cards can handle being a slave. I have atleast 4 that don't (ATI something old, a couple S3s, Permedia (1))

Have you found one that does?

EDIT: N/M.. Just saw your earlier post

 

[AthlonXP]

:camera:?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: AthlonXP
:camera:?

1 sec

 

[aphex]

taking pictures soon

 

[Eli]

Dumpster diving rules!!

Lucky find. It amazes me what some people will throw away. :Q

 

[her209]

Admit it, you were looking for cans.

 

[dighn]

throwing out working monitor. how wasteful

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Originally posted by: aphex
Phillips Magnavox 17" (107S)

Works perfectly!!

Question for ya... Is it possible to use 3 monitors at once using 2 video cards? (Radeon 9700 w/dual AGP, and a crappy PCI card)

dual AGP, wth you talking about?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX

Originally posted by: aphex
Phillips Magnavox 17" (107S)

Works perfectly!!

Question for ya... Is it possible to use 3 monitors at once using 2 video cards? (Radeon 9700 w/dual AGP, and a crappy PCI card)

dual AGP, wth you talking about?

dual monitor support, AGP card (i added the AGP later, didnt mean dual AGP slots)