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Dual Display on 9800Pro
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 8:36 pm
by m4a2t0t
Trying to setup a dual display across 2 17"NEC LCD's, I can only set it up as 1 desktop but it shows it on 2 screens(the exact same thing). I setup dual display on a Nforce 2 board with onboard dual display and it had options like speading the desktop across both displays or 2 seperate desktops, i see nothing like that here. Anyhelp
Edit:I managed to get it to display 2 different desktops(1 without a taskbar), anyway to get it to display 1 big desktop?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 9:49 pm
by zooner
i THINK you just change the resolution to span the monitors.
been a while since i ran dual, so i could be wrong.
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 11:43 am
by m4a2t0t
Ya thats what I thought but it only shows the default resolution of 1280x1024
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 3:45 am
by zooner
post over at rage3d.com
it COULD be an issue with using two lcd's? Or perhaps the control panel wasnt properly installed?
try a different driver too.
I believe that
Edit:I managed to get it to display 2 different desktops(1 without a taskbar), anyway to get it to display 1 big desktop?
is your only option. That's the way i've always run it and I liked it that way too. one of the nice functions is that you can have an aol IM window open while you watch a movie or even play a game.
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 9:18 am
by kieofwoo
you can get 3rd party software to allow you to have the taskbar across both displays (truetaskbar?)
But I need to have an extra long taskbar personally...
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 12:49 pm
by m4a2t0t
im 99% sure i used the same LCD's when I hooked it up to the nforce mobo.
Ill post at rage3d and check into truetaskbar
thanks
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:47 am
by zooner
solution found?
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:49 am
by m4a2t0t
nobody can remember the name of the program at rage3d, i have searched and found a nice program but its $50, no freeware progs(found one but it blew).
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:11 am
by kieofwoo
have you tried powerstrip? -
http://www.entechtaiwan.net/ps.htm - I used to use that one as well
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:36 am
by Joe
right click the desktop and go the properties... Then the settings tab
right away you should see two black monitors numbered 1 and 2
click number 2 and on the bottom left check the box "EXTEND MY WINDOWS DESKTOP ONTO THIS MONITOR"
this should work.. right now you are in clone mode and you can adjust this in the advanced--> displays area... its the two lil blue buttons by the particular monitor picture..
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:26 pm
by m4a2t0t
err.. I got that already were trying to get the taskabr to extend
you can spread the taskabr with powerstrip?
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:42 pm
by kieofwoo
i'm pretty sure that powerstrip will let you spread the taskbar
if it doesn't then objectbar will
http://www.stardock.com/products/objectbar/