Adding second Video card of same type: Conflict? 1

[odat1989]

I'm adding a second monitor to my system (for DV editing).
I already have a NVIDIA TNT2 32 MB installed for the original monitor. Will I have any kind of conflict if I install another TNT 32MB to support the second monitor? Will one set of drivers support both cards?

TIA.

Bob Collister

 

[butchrecon]

You will not be able to install another AGP video card (only 1 slot per system). You can install a PCI video card and it should work. Both Win98SE and Win2000 support 2 video cards and multiple monitors. To answer your original ?, If its PCI you should be fine. If its AGP you cannot do it. Please let us (Tek-tips members) know if the solutions we provide are helpful to you. Not only do they help you but they may help others.


James Collins
Computer Hardware Engineer
A+, MCP

email: butchrecon@skyenet.net

 

[odat1989]

Thanks for the info and the reminder. I darn near forgot that it had to be a pci card.

I'm running on W2K Pro and already have the second monitor installed and running fine on an old trident card with 2 or 4 MB. Juat need to move up to a more powerful card.

Thanks again.

Bob Collister

 

[butchrecon]

Glad to be of help! Please let us (Tek-tips members) know if the solutions we provide are helpful to you. Not only do they help you but they may help others.


James Collins
Computer Hardware Engineer
A+, MCP

email: butchrecon@skyenet.net