Hello,
I recently had a problem with my dual monitor PC. When I started up my system my primary monitor started with no problems, but my secondary monitor stayed blank. After Vista had loaded, I turned my secondary monitor off and then on again. The result was that my second monitor was re detected and was no longer in extended desktop mode as if I lost some of my settings. Instead it was in clone mode where my secondary monitor was like my primary monitor. I had to go back into my display settings control panel to reset my secondary monitor to extended desktop mode. I then had no problems.
Curious and worried, I contacted both AMD/Ati and Dell technical support. AMD responded that I might have a corrupted video driver and to reinstall the latest one. Dell responded with the same answer.
Dell said something else that has caused me to right this post. I was told that my video card driver can get corrupted over time due to updates, and that I should reinstall the latest Ati driver every two to three months.
Is this true? It seems like quite a hassle. The way I feel about it, if I have a Ati driver that works well, why change it??
Also: What was going on with my PC when my second monitor didn't start?
What does the fourm think?
Thanks,
Michael R
I recently had a problem with my dual monitor PC. When I started up my system my primary monitor started with no problems, but my secondary monitor stayed blank. After Vista had loaded, I turned my secondary monitor off and then on again. The result was that my second monitor was re detected and was no longer in extended desktop mode as if I lost some of my settings. Instead it was in clone mode where my secondary monitor was like my primary monitor. I had to go back into my display settings control panel to reset my secondary monitor to extended desktop mode. I then had no problems.
Curious and worried, I contacted both AMD/Ati and Dell technical support. AMD responded that I might have a corrupted video driver and to reinstall the latest one. Dell responded with the same answer.
Dell said something else that has caused me to right this post. I was told that my video card driver can get corrupted over time due to updates, and that I should reinstall the latest Ati driver every two to three months.
Is this true? It seems like quite a hassle. The way I feel about it, if I have a Ati driver that works well, why change it??
Also: What was going on with my PC when my second monitor didn't start?
What does the fourm think?
Thanks,
Michael R