I recently bought a Sony Vaio RZ504 desktop computer that has the ATI
Radeon
9600XT graphics card. I have two flatpanel monitors and would like to
use
the second one to extend my primary's monitor desktop to(dual head). I
now
have one monitor attached with DVI cable, and the other one with the VGA
cable, but now I see my desktop on both monitors. Before I bought my
second
flat panel I was told by many people in forums and newsgroups that I
simply
could use a DVI-VGA adapter to extend my desktop (dual head), so I went
out
to buy one and it still didn't allow me to extend my desktop. I think
the
adapter I bought was the wrong one (the DVI cable did fit, but it looked
like the adapter was the wrong one for my DVI-D cable). I went back to
the
store and they told me that they didn't have another one and that there
are
different types of DVI-D cables. They told me that I should look more
into
the display properties but I see no option at all to extend my desktop.
Now
I am wondering if is possible at all to extend my desktop from one
flatpanel
to another, since it isn't mentioned on the properties pages. It did say
something about XP having the option to extend the desktop, but I cannot
find any further info on that. Wilt my Matrox card this was so easy to
do,
but with this card it seems impossible? If it is possible, what adapter
do
I
need exactly?

In this review (http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/9600xt/index5.php) it
says:
'There is a VGA (15 pin D-Sub), DVI and an S-Video (TV out). You can
easily
run dual VGA monitors with this card, just by using a DVD-VGA adapter.'
Did
they actually mean to type DVD-VGA adapter, or did they mean to type
DVI-VGA
adapter? Should I be able to extend my desktop with a DVD-VGA adapter?

Here (http://www.svc.com/ati-r9600xt-rbx.html) I read:

'Display Support
VGA connector for analog CRT
S-video connector for TV / VCR 1
DVI-I connector for digital flat panel 2
Independent resolutions and refresh rates for any two connected displays
1 Optional S-Video to Composite Adapter available separately from ATI
Online
Store.
2 Optional DVI to VGA adapter allows connection to a second VGA monitor.
Available separately from your retailer or the ATI Online Store.'

It doesn't say anything about two flat panel monitors. I'm not sure what
they mean with '2' in 'DVI-I connector for digital flat panel 2'.

If not, what are my other options? I don't see any use in connecting two
flat panel screens that display exactly the same desktop. Is there ANY
way
to extend my desktop with two flat panel monitors? Or would it be
possible
with a LCD television? Or would the television also display the same
desktop?

I'm very confused.. Hope someone can tell me more about this!

What version of the Catalyst drivers are you using? I don't have a
problem
extending my desktop, and I have used two CRTs, a CRT and an LCD, and a
CRT
and an HDTV...

I have seen it done many times with two LCDs as well.

Are you scrolling down and selecting the #2 display under "Display
Properties"/"Settings", and then selecting "Extend my Windows desktop onto
this monitor"? If this is the case then you should not have access to any
clone mode options...

If I go to my Ati Radeon 9600 in Device Manager it says Driver Version
6.14.10.6396, but I don't see anything mentioned about Catalyst. Perhaps I
should look elsewhere?

If I right click on my desktop and go to properties, then go to Settings,
then I see only one image of a monitor and below it says Multiple Monitors
on ATI RADEON 9600 series. If I then click on Advanced and click the
Displays tab I see three images: a CRT monitor, a TV and a Flat Panel
monitor. Both the Monitor and FPD buttons are green (enabled). The FPD is
set as primary with the round icon (I learned that the round icon sets it as
primary from the help files). If I set the FPD as primary then the prima
icon for Monitor automatically switches to the Clone icon (so it clones the
primary screen to the second one). There is nowehere an option to 'Extend my
Windows desktop onto this monitor'.

Rik.