dual monitors

Ready · 07-02-2009, 11:33 PM

OK, I want to use two monitors, but I am seeing that it may not work. I currently have them both connected but the smaller one seems to have some kind of pseudo resolution. I have the 30" @ 2560x1600, and it says the smaller one is at 1920x1200, but it moves around like the 1920x1200 is on a 2560x1600 desktop.

Isn't there some way to run both and not have it so they span across them? So they are independent and I can have the windows maximized in both? I want to run the 30" in landscape and the 24" in portrait (and 1920x1200).

Ready · 07-03-2009, 12:06 AM

I see in the sticky above that they list a std mode.

Multiview Mode (Standard mode)

I do not have this option

Can I buy another card that I just bought and run them both? I called a place locally and the guy said I could try this but they must be the same card so I dn't have driver issuses (please confirm or discredit

)

tremmor · 07-03-2009, 12:36 AM

i think life would be a lot easier with some software like ultra mon.
even gives an option to have a separate taskbar. icons on that screen will start on that screen to the size you specified. easily support dual wallpaper.
try hunting down the free ver. mine is a retail ver.

http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/

Ready · 07-03-2009, 01:27 AM

I saw this in the sticky but it didnt say it will do what I want. I read about the taskbar and dual wallpaper....that's cool!
thanks I'll look at it.

Jamin43 · 07-03-2009, 03:18 AM

Have you tried maximizing your application in teh secondary monitor. I have a 22" High Def LCD and an old 15" as a second monitor. I'll have some overlap < overdrag > but when I maximize the window - it adjusts it's size to fill the second monitor and no overdrag.

Ready · 07-03-2009, 04:20 AM

yeah this is retarded if i maximize any window it spans both of them

07-02-2009, 11:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ready Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 69	dual monitors OK, I want to use two monitors, but I am seeing that it may not work. I currently have them both connected but the smaller one seems to have some kind of pseudo resolution. I have the 30" @ 2560x1600, and it says the smaller one is at 1920x1200, but it moves around like the 1920x1200 is on a 2560x1600 desktop. Isn't there some way to run both and not have it so they span across them? So they are independent and I can have the windows maximized in both? I want to run the 30" in landscape and the 24" in portrait (and 1920x1200). __________________ Dual NEC Multisyn FE2111sb @ 1920x1440 XFX 8600 GT 540Mhz 512mb/M-audio Delta 44-MAT XP pro Intel DP35DPM - Intel core 2 Quad 6600 2.4G 1066Mhz Chenbro SR107(69) 74G raptor for O/S & a WD 500G for storage (no RAIDs yet ) 2 G RAM Kingston DDR2 800Mhz Antec Truepower Trio 650W w/120mm fan

07-03-2009, 12:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ready Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 69	I see in the sticky above that they list a std mode. Multiview Mode (Standard mode) I do not have this option Can I buy another card that I just bought and run them both? I called a place locally and the guy said I could try this but they must be the same card so I dn't have driver issuses (please confirm or discredit ) __________________ Dual NEC Multisyn FE2111sb @ 1920x1440 XFX 8600 GT 540Mhz 512mb/M-audio Delta 44-MAT XP pro Intel DP35DPM - Intel core 2 Quad 6600 2.4G 1066Mhz Chenbro SR107(69) 74G raptor for O/S & a WD 500G for storage (no RAIDs yet ) 2 G RAM Kingston DDR2 800Mhz Antec Truepower Trio 650W w/120mm fan

07-03-2009, 01:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ready Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 69	I saw this in the sticky but it didnt say it will do what I want. I read about the taskbar and dual wallpaper....that's cool! thanks I'll look at it. __________________ Dual NEC Multisyn FE2111sb @ 1920x1440 XFX 8600 GT 540Mhz 512mb/M-audio Delta 44-MAT XP pro Intel DP35DPM - Intel core 2 Quad 6600 2.4G 1066Mhz Chenbro SR107(69) 74G raptor for O/S & a WD 500G for storage (no RAIDs yet ) 2 G RAM Kingston DDR2 800Mhz Antec Truepower Trio 650W w/120mm fan

07-03-2009, 03:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jamin43 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 907	Have you tried maximizing your application in teh secondary monitor. I have a 22" High Def LCD and an old 15" as a second monitor. I'll have some overlap < overdrag > but when I maximize the window - it adjusts it's size to fill the second monitor and no overdrag. __________________ CPU - Intel i920 @ 2.66Ghz MOBO - Gigabyte x58 - UD4P GPU - EVGA - GeForce 9800 GTX+ TV Tuner - Powercolor ATI 550 Pro PSU - Corsair TX650W RAM - 6 GB G.Skill x1600 ( Thanks Bodaggit23 for timing changes ) Case - Antec 300 HDD - WD 500 GB Black Cav x 32 cache

07-03-2009, 04:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ready Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 69	yeah this is retarded if i maximize any window it spans both of them __________________ Dual NEC Multisyn FE2111sb @ 1920x1440 XFX 8600 GT 540Mhz 512mb/M-audio Delta 44-MAT XP pro Intel DP35DPM - Intel core 2 Quad 6600 2.4G 1066Mhz Chenbro SR107(69) 74G raptor for O/S & a WD 500G for storage (no RAIDs yet ) 2 G RAM Kingston DDR2 800Mhz Antec Truepower Trio 650W w/120mm fan

07-03-2009, 12:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
tremmor Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,776	i think life would be a lot easier with some software like ultra mon. even gives an option to have a separate taskbar. icons on that screen will start on that screen to the size you specified. easily support dual wallpaper. try hunting down the free ver. mine is a retail ver. http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/

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