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Old March 1st 05, 01:44 AM
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Default S6500NX Video disabling

I would like to use the AGP slot in my S6500NX in a dual monitor setup.
However, the onboard video stops working when I insert the AGP card,
due to auto-disabling. Is there anyway I can override this so I can
have the onboard and the AGP video active simultaneously??

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Old March 1st 05, 07:48 AM
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In a word, no. To run dual monitors, you need either a card with a pair of
15-pin VGA connectors, or a combination of AGP and PCI cards that work with two
monitors. Some of the later Matrox G-series (400? 450? 500?) have two VGA
connectors and work perfectly with dual monitors. I'm sure there are others as
well... Ben Myers

On 28 Feb 2005 16:44:13 -0800, wrote:

I would like to use the AGP slot in my S6500NX in a dual monitor setup.
However, the onboard video stops working when I insert the AGP card,
due to auto-disabling. Is there anyway I can override this so I can
have the onboard and the AGP video active simultaneously??


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Old March 3rd 05, 03:34 AM
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I think I have a couple of dual-head G450's here somewhere, too... Ben Myers

On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 21:40:21 +0000, Nicholas D Richards
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In article , Ben Myers ben_myers_sp
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In a word, no. To run dual monitors, you need either a card with a pair of
15-pin VGA connectors, or a combination of AGP and PCI cards that work with two
monitors. Some of the later Matrox G-series (400? 450? 500?) have two VGA
connectors and work perfectly with dual monitors. I'm sure there are others as
well... Ben Myers


Matrox G400 Dual Head, still using mine, although I only used the Dual
Head for a short time. To be honest I was showing off, unfortunately a
19" and 17" CRT take up an awful lot of space.

IIRC there was a standard G400 as well.

On 28 Feb 2005 16:44:13 -0800, wrote:

I would like to use the AGP slot in my S6500NX in a dual monitor setup.
However, the onboard video stops working when I insert the AGP card,
due to auto-disabling. Is there anyway I can override this so I can
have the onboard and the AGP video active simultaneously??



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