Help in connecting second monitor (LCD)

Lightning Speed

Lightning Speed

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Hello,

I hope every one is doing great.
I got a small problem which is to extend my desktop into second monitor.
I used to do that in windows XP it was so simple, how ever it seems I got hard time doing it on Vista even thought I never did it on vista before.

I went to Control Panel > Personalization > Display settings, it shows only 1 monitor and saying "(Multiple Monitors) on NVIDIA..."

I'm using Vista-64Bit. And on SLI mode and plugged the 2 monitors on the same graphic card.

I tried Ultramon 3.0.3 but there still a problem, Ultramon detects only one monitor when I'm trying to use the second.

I've been trying to do it in Nvidia software. How ever I ended up switching between monitors only.

I tried to search around and ask around for more than 4 hours, And still no good.
Hope some one could help me to fix this problem, any hints or tips are very welcome.

Thanks in advance, and happy new year :)
-Scott
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6600 OCed till 3.3Ghz
    Motherboard
    Nvidia XFX nForce 780i SLI
    Memory
    2X2GB Corsair DDR2 800Mhz OCed @ 820Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    2xNvidia 9500 GT SLI OCed @ 730Mhz each.
    Sound Card
    Motherboard Built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22' LCD + 18.5 Wide Samsung LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680 1050
    Hard Drives
    Internal 2x250 GB SATA II Maxtor, External 500GB SATA WD,
    PSU
    600Watts
    Case
    GIGABYTE
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    GIGABYTE Volar CPU Cooler
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    Prestigio
    Keyboard
    Samsung Pleomax
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    2Mbps
Not sure which one it was, but Nvidia only just recently added dual monitor support in their latest drivers (someone will be along to tell you which). Other than that if you want to run dual monitors with two Nvidia cards, you need to disable SLI.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Me
    CPU
    Athlon x2 7750 BE
    Motherboard
    Asus M4A78 Pro
    Memory
    2x2gb Kingston
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire HD 4830
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Xtreme Music
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P221w and Acer 1916w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 and 1440x900
    Hard Drives
    2x80 GB Seagate 7200.10 in RAID0, 500 GB Seagate 7200.12
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 500W
    Case
    Antec Sonata III
    Cooling
    AC Freezer 64 Pro and a couple of 120 mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 v2
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Internet Speed
    10000/1000
stormy13,
Thank you for your reply :)
I am using NVIDIA Control Panel 2.1.250.1
I will will go look for the latest version, thanks allot for your information about the new updates.

I will check and will come back with the result's.
-Scott
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6600 OCed till 3.3Ghz
    Motherboard
    Nvidia XFX nForce 780i SLI
    Memory
    2X2GB Corsair DDR2 800Mhz OCed @ 820Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    2xNvidia 9500 GT SLI OCed @ 730Mhz each.
    Sound Card
    Motherboard Built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22' LCD + 18.5 Wide Samsung LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680 1050
    Hard Drives
    Internal 2x250 GB SATA II Maxtor, External 500GB SATA WD,
    PSU
    600Watts
    Case
    GIGABYTE
    Cooling
    GIGABYTE Volar CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Prestigio
    Keyboard
    Samsung Pleomax
    Internet Speed
    2Mbps
Okay, my driver version is 177.92 Beta
Now downloading 180.48 WHQL.
Will be back with the result's.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6600 OCed till 3.3Ghz
    Motherboard
    Nvidia XFX nForce 780i SLI
    Memory
    2X2GB Corsair DDR2 800Mhz OCed @ 820Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    2xNvidia 9500 GT SLI OCed @ 730Mhz each.
    Sound Card
    Motherboard Built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22' LCD + 18.5 Wide Samsung LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680 1050
    Hard Drives
    Internal 2x250 GB SATA II Maxtor, External 500GB SATA WD,
    PSU
    600Watts
    Case
    GIGABYTE
    Cooling
    GIGABYTE Volar CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Prestigio
    Keyboard
    Samsung Pleomax
    Internet Speed
    2Mbps
Working like a charm! life saver! thanks allot!
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6600 OCed till 3.3Ghz
    Motherboard
    Nvidia XFX nForce 780i SLI
    Memory
    2X2GB Corsair DDR2 800Mhz OCed @ 820Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    2xNvidia 9500 GT SLI OCed @ 730Mhz each.
    Sound Card
    Motherboard Built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22' LCD + 18.5 Wide Samsung LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680 1050
    Hard Drives
    Internal 2x250 GB SATA II Maxtor, External 500GB SATA WD,
    PSU
    600Watts
    Case
    GIGABYTE
    Cooling
    GIGABYTE Volar CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Prestigio
    Keyboard
    Samsung Pleomax
    Internet Speed
    2Mbps
ya that's what I use with my Dual screens.. but I didn't need that update to use both. they worked without it just fine. so not sure what was wrong. unless you were running something way old.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q9650 E0 4.0 GHz @1.304v
    Motherboard
    eVGA 750i FTW
    Memory
    2x2GB Corsair Dominator PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics card(s)
    eVGA/MSI GTX 260 SLI
    Sound Card
    X-Fi XtremeGamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung T240 & 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Cuda 500GB 32mb Cache SATA 7200.(11) + 500GB Seagate Cuda External eSATA, USB, FW400
    PSU
    PC P&C 750w Silencer PSU
    Case
    CoolerMaster HAF 932 (Water-Cooled)
    Cooling
    Plenty of Fans, and a few 230mm Fans
    Mouse
    Logitech MX-518
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11
    Other Info
    ASUS 20x Optical, Bose Companion 3, ATH-AD500 Cans :), Patriot Xporter 16GB Flash Drive (Very Fast), & Sandisk Micro 8GB. Nikon D40 DSLR with 18-105mm VR & 55-200mm VR
xguntherc said:
ya that's what I use with my Dual screens.. but I didn't need that update to use both. they worked without it just fine. so not sure what was wrong. unless you were running something way old.
Click to expand...

Heey mate! been a while ^^
Thanks for the support tho, its all cool now I got it working, I didn't check for drivers update :zip: but now working great ;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6600 OCed till 3.3Ghz
    Motherboard
    Nvidia XFX nForce 780i SLI
    Memory
    2X2GB Corsair DDR2 800Mhz OCed @ 820Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    2xNvidia 9500 GT SLI OCed @ 730Mhz each.
    Sound Card
    Motherboard Built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22' LCD + 18.5 Wide Samsung LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680 1050
    Hard Drives
    Internal 2x250 GB SATA II Maxtor, External 500GB SATA WD,
    PSU
    600Watts
    Case
    GIGABYTE
    Cooling
    GIGABYTE Volar CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Prestigio
    Keyboard
    Samsung Pleomax
    Internet Speed
    2Mbps
damn! i keep liking this forum more and more!

Question answered within the day! :D

PS: I want your system! :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom-Built Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570k (OC'd to 4.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Extreme 4
    Memory
    16GB Crucial DDR3
    Graphics card(s)
    2GB EVGA GTX 770 SC ACX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x23" Dell IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD (Primary OS) 120GB OCZ SSD 512GB Crucial SSD 250GB Western Digital HDD
    PSU
    OCZ 700 watt
    Case
    Fractal Design R4 (non-window)
    Cooling
    h100i
    Mouse
    Logitech G400
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 Mechanical (MX Browns)
    Internet Speed
    Cable
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