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Dual Displays & Radeon

I have an ATI 9200 Radeon PCI and I am trying to setup dual monitors. One monitor is a Samsung Synchmaster LCD & a Compaq CRT monitor. My computer has an onboard Intel chipset 82810e graphics controller which is what I have the CRT plugged into. What I want to do is use both monitors on the Radeon 9200, but I don't know how to plug both into it. In device manager under display adapters it shows a Radeon 9200 and a Radeon 9200 - Secondary. The CRT monitor has a typical 15-pin VGA connection and the LCD has a DVI and a VGA connection. Is it possible to hook both monitors to the Radeon card which only has a VGA connection an S-video (i think that's what it is) and a yellow video input...................And if it's not able to hook both up to then why does it have the Radeon 9200 - Secondary display adapter.

TIA

#362388

if it doesnt have a dvi and vga it cant, it has a secondary display driver because thats how ati's radeon drivers are, they where probably too lazy to hide it with non-supported cards

#362391

The person above is wrong. It doesnt 'just have another display driver, cause' it has one for the s-video out and that yellow conector is more likley a VGA out thats the same as the svidoe. So in conclusion you can hook up 2 computer monitors but you can hook up a monitor and a tv.

#362398

Did you mean you cant hook up 2 computer monitors, but you can hook up a monitor and a tv?

And if so will the TV act just like a monitor? Will I be able to extend my desktop to it or will it just be a view of what my LCD is showing me?

Thanks for the help guys.

#362401

Did you mean you cant hook up 2 computer monitors, but you can hook up a monitor and a tv?

And if so will the TV act just like a monitor? Will I be able to extend my desktop to it or will it just be a view of what my LCD is showing me?

Thanks for the help guys.

I mean you cant hook up two computer monitors but you can hook up one monitor and a TV, idk how much more clear I can be with that.

And yes the tv will behave just like a monitor with very poor resolution. You can do either have it be a mirror or an extention.

#362410

I have a Radeon x700 pro, can supports Apple Cinema 20'' Display ?

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