Dual Display Problems, HELP!!

skastel · Nov 4, 2002, 05:42 PM

I can't figure out what's going on here. I have WinXP SP1 installed, with the Plut/Omega's 1.1.82's. I am trying to install a second monitor on my GF2 MX400 here at work. I have a Gateway VX920 19" CRT on the Analog, and am trying to hook up a Sony SDM-M81 18" LCD to the DVI.
When I hooked up the monitor I installed the drivers from the sony website. Then I went into the display settings, and clicked on the #2 display, set it to 1024x768 and clicked the "Extend my Desktop..." box. Clicked apply, analog screen goes black, LCD stays black, says it has no input. The computer has to be rebooted after this, I tried letting it wait to revert, but it doesn't do anything.
Next I tried only using the DVI, I unplugged the CRT from the analog out, and booted up. Everything seemed fine at first, the BIOS wen through, and then the WinXP boot screen came up. As soon as the screen logon screen should have come up, the monitor went black and said it had no input again!

I know this monitor works, in fact I have tried two different LCD's of the same model and this is the result I'm getting on both. Also I have tried this on two different machines and have gotten the same result. They both have GF2MX400's, and all other hardware is identical. One machine is running the Omega's the other the 30.82's off the Nvidia website. I am at my wit's end, I have no clue what to do here. Also, the Analog on either monitor works fine, however I really want to setup DVI on this LCD, seeing as the analog suffers from severe lack of definition.

skastel · Nov 5, 2002, 03:21 PM

Yeah well thanks for all the help folks, I figured it out on my lonesome.
Turns out you need to use a version of the Detonators that has Twin View, not Nview. That version happens to be 15.20's

, but hey it's at work so it's not really an issue with games any who.
Just thought I might bring some closure to my own thread.

Nov 4, 2002, 05:42 PM	#1
skastel Massive Happiness Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 238 Rep Power: 0	Dual Display Problems, HELP!! I can't figure out what's going on here. I have WinXP SP1 installed, with the Plut/Omega's 1.1.82's. I am trying to install a second monitor on my GF2 MX400 here at work. I have a Gateway VX920 19" CRT on the Analog, and am trying to hook up a Sony SDM-M81 18" LCD to the DVI. When I hooked up the monitor I installed the drivers from the sony website. Then I went into the display settings, and clicked on the #2 display, set it to 1024x768 and clicked the "Extend my Desktop..." box. Clicked apply, analog screen goes black, LCD stays black, says it has no input. The computer has to be rebooted after this, I tried letting it wait to revert, but it doesn't do anything. Next I tried only using the DVI, I unplugged the CRT from the analog out, and booted up. Everything seemed fine at first, the BIOS wen through, and then the WinXP boot screen came up. As soon as the screen logon screen should have come up, the monitor went black and said it had no input again! I know this monitor works, in fact I have tried two different LCD's of the same model and this is the result I'm getting on both. Also I have tried this on two different machines and have gotten the same result. They both have GF2MX400's, and all other hardware is identical. One machine is running the Omega's the other the 30.82's off the Nvidia website. I am at my wit's end, I have no clue what to do here. Also, the Analog on either monitor works fine, however I really want to setup DVI on this LCD, seeing as the analog suffers from severe lack of definition. __________________ Barton 2800+ @ 1998Mhz (12x166) Radeon 9700 Pro ASUS A7N 1 GB Corsair Low Latency PC3200 (2-2-2-5) SBLive! 5.1 WD 80GB JB Samsung DVD 16x+/12x-/2.4x Dual Layer Lite-On CD-R/RW 48x12x48x

Nov 5, 2002, 03:21 PM	Thread Starter #2
skastel Massive Happiness Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 238 Rep Power: 0	Yeah well thanks for all the help folks, I figured it out on my lonesome. Turns out you need to use a version of the Detonators that has Twin View, not Nview. That version happens to be 15.20's , but hey it's at work so it's not really an issue with games any who. Just thought I might bring some closure to my own thread. __________________ Barton 2800+ @ 1998Mhz (12x166) Radeon 9700 Pro ASUS A7N 1 GB Corsair Low Latency PC3200 (2-2-2-5) SBLive! 5.1 WD 80GB JB Samsung DVD 16x+/12x-/2.4x Dual Layer Lite-On CD-R/RW 48x12x48x