I have a Radeon 9700 graphics card that allows for dual monitors. Under Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced>Displays I can see two buttons numbered one and two. Number One button is depressed and I can't get Number Two button to depress. How do I get the second monitor to show? It appears that there is a second monitor but doesn't work. I've checked my connections.
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Dual Monitors
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ski
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- Oct 11, 2000
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Did you click the 'Enabled' button for monitor 2 in the card's software?
If so, then it's possible that either the DVI-I-to-VGA adapter or monitor 2 is bad, or the card's software may need reinstalling.
If uninstalling and reinstalling the software does not work, then switch the monitors, i.e., connect monitor 1 to the DVI-I-to-VGA adapter, and the monitor 2 to the card's standard VGA connection.
If monitor 1 that's now connected to the DVI-I-to-VGA adapter does not work, then the adapter may be bad.
If monitor 2 that's now connected to the card's standard VGA connection does not work, then that monitor may be bad.
If so, then it's possible that either the DVI-I-to-VGA adapter or monitor 2 is bad, or the card's software may need reinstalling.
If uninstalling and reinstalling the software does not work, then switch the monitors, i.e., connect monitor 1 to the DVI-I-to-VGA adapter, and the monitor 2 to the card's standard VGA connection.
If monitor 1 that's now connected to the DVI-I-to-VGA adapter does not work, then the adapter may be bad.
If monitor 2 that's now connected to the card's standard VGA connection does not work, then that monitor may be bad.
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I've reinstalled the software. There isn't any Monitor 2. These are the configuration choices:
Monitor YPbPr
TV FPD
I don't know what the choices "YPbPr" and "FPD" are.
That's why I was attempting to configure with the one and two buttons under the monitor button.
Monitor YPbPr
TV FPD
I don't know what the choices "YPbPr" and "FPD" are.
That's why I was attempting to configure with the one and two buttons under the monitor button.
ski
Technical User
- Oct 11, 2000
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Hmmm....
There should be 2 monitors shown in Display/Settings, and in Display/Settings/Advanced/Displays if 2 monitors are connected and everything is working correctly.
If you have 2 monitors connected, then do they both work when connected individually to the VGA connector?
If both work, then the either the DVI-I connector or the DVI-I-to-VGA adapter may be bad.
There should be 2 monitors shown in Display/Settings, and in Display/Settings/Advanced/Displays if 2 monitors are connected and everything is working correctly.
If you have 2 monitors connected, then do they both work when connected individually to the VGA connector?
If both work, then the either the DVI-I connector or the DVI-I-to-VGA adapter may be bad.
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The connector is okay and the video card is okay. The problem was the monitor. For some odd reason it wouldn't work on my computer. I put another monitor on the card and now everything works. ski, that's for the help. Hope what I found out will help someone in the future.
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