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Help connecting 30" and 24" display.....
I have a 30" ( 3007WFP-HC) and 24" (2405FPW) , would like to connect them both to the same PC and use as one big desktop.
Previously have been using two 24" (2405FPW) with a Geforce 7600GT, worked fine with both connect via DVI.
Have upgraded to a 30" for one of the monitors and would like to have the same set up of dual monitors.
Graphics card is AGP (i dont have PCI Express) and has two DVI outs.I DONT use the system for gaming, appreciate any suggestions on the best way to get the best conectivity for these .
thanks
Si
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September 10th, 2007 13:00
Make sure your desktop resolutiion is 2560x1600. Just connect it up. If the 3007 is connected to the wrong DVI port on the video card, it will only go to 1280x800. Then, just try it on the other one.
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September 10th, 2007 14:00
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September 10th, 2007 14:00
I do not think one video card will do this.
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September 10th, 2007 14:00
The 2405FPW cannot do 2560x1600, it maxes out at 1920x1200. Your video card should be able to put both to 1920x1200 in extended mode.
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September 11th, 2007 07:00
From the v93.71 ForceWare User Guide (the most recent I can find - it's probably been incorporated into the Help menu of the new nVidia Control Panel) -
nView horizontal and vertical Span modes treat multiple displays as a single large desktop. In this mode, the desktop area is spread across both displays, however the operating system treats both displays as one large display. For this reason, the refresh rate, color depth, and resolution on both displays will be identical, and cannot be changed independently.
In nView Span mode, your Windows desktop is “stretched” or “spans” all of your displays. In Span mode, Windows treats the multiple displays as a single “logical” display connected to your computer ––– the real “physical” displays are combined together to give you this “logical” display.
For example, suppose you have two displays set to 1280x1024 resolution. In this configuration, Windows recognizes only a single display running at 2x1280x1024 or 2560x1024.
The key point to remember when running nView Span modes is that Windows does not detect that you have two displays connected – as far as it is concerned, you have an oversized display. This is the reason that you cannot use different bit depths or resolutions per display.
Note: This also results in nView Span modes being slightly faster than Dualview mode because Windows only has to manage one display instead of two.
'Under nView Span modes, Windows “stretches” the background wallpaper out to cover your large “logical” display and it stretches the taskbar out to fill your large “logical” display. If you maximize an application, the application will be maximized to fill the large “logical” display screen – i.e., both displays.
nView Dualview mode treats every display as a separate device. Windows places the taskbar on only one display and replicates (rather than stretches) the background on each display. When you maximize an application, it maximizes only to the single display. Each display can have a different resolution and color depth.
So, as long as your card has a dual-link DVI output you should be able to use Dualview, but this may not be what you want.
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September 11th, 2007 08:00
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September 11th, 2007 17:00
Very nice.