[Logic] Running 2 monitors

Tue, 06 Aug 2002 20:32:14 -0400

Oooh...get to know him....He can get you all the discontinued stuff
cheap....
Anyway...you did the right thing by getting a dual head monitor card. I read
some of the other posts, and said " the poor guy is gonna end up with a
non-working system"
Two separate monitor cards can get squirrelly!!
...Dave
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To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Logic] Running 2 monitors


> Dave,
> Im not sure.....the only numbers on the card are:
> MIL2P/4N on a white tag
> on the other side its small stamp of 708-04 rev A Matrox copyright 1997
> also a yellow number AB089769, even a serial number 0955 with anumber of
> 4745520 above it
> WHEW...nothing about a G450 Dave and its a pull out of course with no
> markings on the wrapper...
> Im gonna go take a look on the Matrox site see what i can find out.....
>
> best part about the purchase was finding out the manager of the  computer
> store is a very active HAM, so i shouldnt have any trouble returning it or
> getting some advice along the way....I wondered who's  truck that was with
> the screwdriver antenna on the back in the parking lot all these years:-)
> Tnxs for the note,
> steve
>
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> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 2:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Logic] Running 2 monitors
>
>
> > Steve.. Is the millenium board a model G450?
> > ..Dave
> >
> > Steve Massey wrote:
> >
> > >Ok, I think im beginning to understand from all the messages ive
received
> > >and searches Ive done...
> > >>From what i gather ive got a AGP as its a new system 2gig and the tech
> says
> > >all the new stuff uses this...so i bought a PCI 4mb Matrox Millenium
> video
> > >card today which is USED without drivers but he said I can download
them
> > >from there site....anyways thanks for all the input from everyone, Im
> gonna
> > >try and install the card this weekend...I barely get by on these
> > >computers:-)
> > >73 / Steve N6TT
> > >
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> > >To: <[email protected]>
> > >Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 8:42 AM
> > >Subject: RE: [Logic] Running 2 monitors
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >>>-----Original Message-----
> > >>>Wrom: JSNBOHMKHJYFMYXOEAIJJPHSCRT
> [mailto:[email protected]]On
> > >>>Behalf Of Gary Randall
> > >>>Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 3:07 PM
> > >>>To: [email protected]
> > >>>Subject: RE: [Logic] Running 2 monitors
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>Steve,
> > >>>You can use two monitors the only restriction is you MUST use two
> > >>>different
> > >>>buss type video cards ( i.e PCI, ISA ,etc).
> > >>>Then just go to Control Panel, Display, Settings and select 2
monitors.
> > >>>
> > >>>I have been running this for years with Logic and it works great.
> > >>>
> > >>In XP and WIN2K and MAYBE later versions of WIN98, that just is NOT
> true.
> > >>You can use two of the same buss cars, they are detected and handled
as
> > >>
> > >two
> > >
> > >>cards just fine.
> > >>Since almost all use AGP for the primary card and since almost no
board
> > >>
> > >has
> > >
> > >>2 AGP slots you are going to have 2 different busses in use most of
the
> > >>
> > >tine
> > >
> > >>in any case, BUT you do NOT have to do that.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>73--Gary
> > >>>KD4VRZ
> > >>>
> > >>>-----Original Message-----
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> > >>>Behalf Of [email protected]
> > >>>Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 15:53 PM
> > >>>To: [email protected]
> > >>>Subject: [Logic] Running 2 monitors
> > >>>
> > >>>I was told with a special card you could run 2+ monitors on the same
> > >>>computer. I wonder if anyone is doing this and if so what brand card
> > >>>
> > >there
> > >
> > >>>using. Software?
> > >>>I was hoping to leave one monitor on a DX cluster all the time or let
s
> > >>>
> > >say
> > >
> > >>>Geoclock or LOGic  maybe, where the other monitor would be completely
> > >>>independent surfing the net. I have a cable  hook up and im running 3
> > >>>computers thru a router to accomplish the task now. Lots of
> > >>>possibilities I
> > >>>suppose.  I ran a quick search and see there are cards where you
> > >>>can run 20
> > >>>monitors, Is all this done with software to control them I
> > >>>suppose? Any info
> > >>>is appreciate either private or the group if you think others might
be
> > >>>interested....
> > >>>73 / Steve N6TT
> > >>>[email protected]
> > >>>
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