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Hardware is cool ...when it works. I'm a bit off on the latest in
dual-monitor technology but I've been running dual monitors for about 5-6
years. The issues I remember from back when I first did it with a Pentium
was incompatibilities with cards. At that time I ended up buying two
identical ATI cards because the two cards I had been using didn't play well
together. They may have even been from the same manufacturer. Even then I
couldn't figure out how to assign which one was the primary so I just
unplugged each monitor and plugged it into the other card. When I built my
Pentium 4 desktop I wanted to avoid those hassles, especially since the
motherboard had only one AGP slot. I ended up buying an ATI card (a 9700,
I believe) that had dual monitor support built in. No fuss, no muss,
Windows recognized it, and it just worked. Mission accomplished.
Like I said, I haven't done the current research that you have. Unless I'm
misunderstanding it looks like you may be using the nVidia along with the
built-in motherboard video. That may be the source of the incompatibility.
If so, you may have to disable the on board video and buy a second nVidia
card. An AGP slot would give you better performance but since you don't
have one then you will have to go with the PCI-whatever.
When I built my system a few years ago I decided to splurge. I decided to
invest more up front to not compromise what I really wanted, get good
quality, and have a fast system that would last longer than a low-priced
one. It looks like you are a "value-conscious" consumer. I'm all for
saving money as long as you get what you want. I "saved" money by
investing in the specific components and not buying a brand name like the
xSeries. If it's just business apps then you should be fine going the
low-price route. If you plan on playing games or playing/editing video you
may want/need to invest a bit more than $100. Again, I'm not up on the
latest cards, prices, and performance. YMMV.
Dave Parnin
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Nishikawa Standard Company
Topeka, IN 46571
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"Joe Pluta"
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Please respond to
PC Technical
Discussion for
iSeries Users
I just got a widescreen monitor and I wanted to add a second video card to
my xSeries server so it too could take advantage of the 1680x1050
resolution
(which looks great on my workstation). I did all the due diligence, and
learned about AGP vs PCI vs PCI-X vs PCI Express. I checked out various
cards, read reviews, and then trotted down to Fry's. I even found a
screaming deal; I was going to get a card with the nVidia 6200 GPU, but
there was an nVidia 6600 board at half off with rebate (a $180 card for
$90). I was quite proud of myself.
I got over the fear factor of opening up the xSeries (to find that it's a
really easy box to work with). I found the two PCI Express slots, opened
up
the box for the card and THAT'S when I found out...
That PCI Express comes in not one, not two, but FOUR different connector
sizes: x4, x8, x16 and x32. It seems the majority of cards are x16, and
the
fritznframmin xSeries has only x8 slots. The card will not fit.
So now I have to restart my search. I'll probably have to use one of the
PCI-X connectors, the xSeries does not support AGP. The problem is finding
a decent, low-priced (under $100) card that supports SWXGA resolution with
a
PCI-X connector.
I hate hardware. I really do.
Joe
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