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12-28-2007
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| | Multiple monitors - Vista does not detect new second monitor I have recently purchased a new quad-core, Vista PC with dual NVidia cards. I am trying to set up multiple monitors, but the second monitor does not seem to be recognized - although the display under control panel sees two monitors. When I connect everything and reboot, the second monitor stays in power save mode. I am guessing that the PC is not really "seeing" the second monitor and the two in the display is a mirror, but am unsure on how to verify this. Is there a way to force it to detect the new hardware? Windows Vista helps and support says it should auto-detect, but if it does not, I cannot find a work around to force it to see this new monitor. Any ideas? |
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12-28-2007
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| | Re: Multiple monitors - Vista does not detect new second monitor If you swap the connectors does the PC see the problematic monitor but not the first anymore? "Jeanne" <Jeanne@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:9C608E81-6114-4FB1-A7A7-1D4699541311@xxxxxx Quote: >I have recently purchased a new quad-core, Vista PC with dual NVidia cards. > I am trying to set up multiple monitors, but the second monitor does not > seem > to be recognized - although the display under control panel sees two > monitors. When I connect everything and reboot, the second monitor stays > in > power save mode. > > I am guessing that the PC is not really "seeing" the second monitor and > the > two in the display is a mirror, but am unsure on how to verify this. Is > there a way to force it to detect the new hardware? Windows Vista helps > and > support says it should auto-detect, but if it does not, I cannot find a > work > around to force it to see this new monitor. > > Any ideas? > > |
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12-28-2007
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| | Re: Multiple monitors - Vista does not detect new second monitor "Jeanne" <Jeanne@xxxxxx> schreef in bericht news:9C608E81-6114-4FB1-A7A7-1D4699541311@xxxxxx Quote: >I have recently purchased a new quad-core, Vista PC with dual NVidia cards. > I am trying to set up multiple monitors, but the second monitor does not > seem > to be recognized - although the display under control panel sees two > monitors. When I connect everything and reboot, the second monitor stays > in > power save mode. > > I am guessing that the PC is not really "seeing" the second monitor and > the > two in the display is a mirror, but am unsure on how to verify this. Is > there a way to force it to detect the new hardware? Windows Vista helps > and > support says it should auto-detect, but if it does not, I cannot find a > work > around to force it to see this new monitor. > > Any ideas? > > Rightclick on the desktop Change personal preferences Monitorsettings Click the 2 checkboxes |
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12-31-2007
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| | Re: Multiple monitors - Vista does not detect new second monitor Also, did you purchase both monitors with the machine? It seems you did not. there is a chance that the connector/spatter you are using is incompatible. When you buy the complex they make sure to give you the right splitter otherwise you may be stuck with the old one that you got years ago when you bought you monitors and the cards had different pin configuration. This is what happened to me when I upgraded my Graphics Card and since then I cannot use dual monitors. Do not have time to buy a new connector. "Jeanne" <Jeanne@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:9C608E81-6114-4FB1-A7A7-1D4699541311@xxxxxx Quote: >I have recently purchased a new quad-core, Vista PC with dual NVidia cards. > I am trying to set up multiple monitors, but the second monitor does not > seem > to be recognized - although the display under control panel sees two > monitors. When I connect everything and reboot, the second monitor stays > in > power save mode. > > I am guessing that the PC is not really "seeing" the second monitor and > the > two in the display is a mirror, but am unsure on how to verify this. Is > there a way to force it to detect the new hardware? Windows Vista helps > and > support says it should auto-detect, but if it does not, I cannot find a > work > around to force it to see this new monitor. > > Any ideas? > > |
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