XP64 won't enable second video adapter.

[Guest Zootal]

I have a new m2a-vm board, AMD Phenom cpu, 2GB ram, WinXP64. I have

installed two different pci video cards because I want to use a second

monitor, and the onboard video doesn't support two vga connectors. In

Windows, it sees a Standard VGA Graphics adapter, but it won't enable it,

not even with the generic vga drivers. If I set the primary adaptor to the

pci adaptor, then Windows loads on it and installs the generic vga driver,

but then it doesn't see the onboard video chipset. In either case, I can't

get two monitors plugged in and working at the same time.

 

Is this a known issue with this board? Or a known problem with XP64, or

both? I'm not quite sure where to go from here.

[Guest Zootal]

Re: XP64 won't enable second video adapter.

 

Update. I installed a nVidia FX5200 into a pci slot. I set it as the primary

display adaptor. Booted to Windows. Installed nvidia driver. Enabled both

displays. It worked for about 2 seconds, then bsod, something mismanaging

sytem ptes (I have discovered that this is a well known but somewhat

uncommon problem with XP64 SP2 and nvidia drivers, and there is no apparent

solution that I'm aware of). All of which leaves me unable to use two

monitors at present.

 

 

"Zootal" <Don't send me any freaking spam at zootal dot com remove the don't

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>I have a new m2a-vm board, AMD Phenom cpu, 2GB ram, WinXP64. I have

>installed two different pci video cards because I want to use a second

>monitor, and the onboard video doesn't support two vga connectors. In

>Windows, it sees a Standard VGA Graphics adapter, but it won't enable it,

>not even with the generic vga drivers. If I set the primary adaptor to the

>pci adaptor, then Windows loads on it and installs the generic vga driver,

>but then it doesn't see the onboard video chipset. In either case, I can't

>get two monitors plugged in and working at the same time.

>

> Is this a known issue with this board? Or a known problem with XP64, or

> both? I'm not quite sure where to go from here.

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: XP64 won't enable second video adapter.

 

The nvidia drivers have had a few problems. OTOH, I've been using two

monitors on many different machines running ATI cards for quite a while. On

XP x64, I've run dual monitors on a 9600 (one VGA, one DVI), and on a 1600

I'm now running two monitors as well. Heck, I even did it on my laptop,

running the internal and an external (either VGA or DVI).

 

Frankly, I would do this with a single card that has the two outputs you

need and disable the onboard. I think you'll have a lot fewer problems. In

theory you should be able to do it with an nvidia, and I'm sure some here

will suggest that. But I _know_ it works with ATI. (Even some recent ATI

drivers have had problems with dual monitors, btw. But the shipping ones in

Windows Vista 64 have had zero problems, and there are definitely ones for

XP x64 that work well.

 

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"Zootal" <Don't send me any freaking spam at zootal dot com remove the don't

send me any freaking spam> wrote in message

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> Update. I installed a nVidia FX5200 into a pci slot. I set it as the

> primary display adaptor. Booted to Windows. Installed nvidia driver.

> Enabled both displays. It worked for about 2 seconds, then bsod, something

> mismanaging sytem ptes (I have discovered that this is a well known but

> somewhat uncommon problem with XP64 SP2 and nvidia drivers, and there is

> no apparent solution that I'm aware of). All of which leaves me unable to

> use two monitors at present.

>

>

> "Zootal" <Don't send me any freaking spam at zootal dot com remove the

> don't send me any freaking spam> wrote in message

> news:%23Wya7xvNIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>I have a new m2a-vm board, AMD Phenom cpu, 2GB ram, WinXP64. I have

>>installed two different pci video cards because I want to use a second

>>monitor, and the onboard video doesn't support two vga connectors. In

>>Windows, it sees a Standard VGA Graphics adapter, but it won't enable it,

>>not even with the generic vga drivers. If I set the primary adaptor to the

>>pci adaptor, then Windows loads on it and installs the generic vga driver,

>>but then it doesn't see the onboard video chipset. In either case, I can't

>>get two monitors plugged in and working at the same time.

>>

>> Is this a known issue with this board? Or a known problem with XP64, or

>> both? I'm not quite sure where to go from here.

>>

>

>

[Guest Ook]

Re: XP64 won't enable second video adapter.

 

On Dec 4, 10:13 pm, "Charlie Russel - MVP"

<char...@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote:

> The nvidia drivers have had a few problems. OTOH, I've been using two

> monitors on many different machines running ATI cards for quite a while. On

> XP x64, I've run dual monitors on a 9600 (one VGA, one DVI), and on a 1600

> I'm now running two monitors as well. Heck, I even did it on my laptop,

> running the internal and an external (either VGA or DVI).

>

> Frankly, I would do this with a single card that has the two outputs you

> need and disable the onboard. I think you'll have a lot fewer problems. In

> theory you should be able to do it with an nvidia, and I'm sure some here

> will suggest that. But I _know_ it works with ATI. (Even some recent ATI

> drivers have had problems with dual monitors, btw. But the shipping ones in

> Windows Vista 64 have had zero problems, and there are definitely ones for

> XP x64 that work well.

>

 

The FX 5200 is a dual monitor card, but with the onboard video

disabled it still BSODs. I've been using dual monitors for almost 4

years now, and up until now it's always worked great. I have a new

motherboard, and I'm new to XP64, and I'm not sure which is the

culprit. I am, however, willing to use an ATI card, although nVidia

would have been my first choice.

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: XP64 won't enable second video adapter.

 

I would try a different revision set of drivers with it. Might be a bad

revision.

 

--

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http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Ook" <zootal@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> On Dec 4, 10:13 pm, "Charlie Russel - MVP"

> <char...@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote:

>> The nvidia drivers have had a few problems. OTOH, I've been using two

>> monitors on many different machines running ATI cards for quite a while.

>> On

>> XP x64, I've run dual monitors on a 9600 (one VGA, one DVI), and on a

>> 1600

>> I'm now running two monitors as well. Heck, I even did it on my laptop,

>> running the internal and an external (either VGA or DVI).

>>

>> Frankly, I would do this with a single card that has the two outputs you

>> need and disable the onboard. I think you'll have a lot fewer problems.

>> In

>> theory you should be able to do it with an nvidia, and I'm sure some here

>> will suggest that. But I _know_ it works with ATI. (Even some recent ATI

>> drivers have had problems with dual monitors, btw. But the shipping ones

>> in

>> Windows Vista 64 have had zero problems, and there are definitely ones

>> for

>> XP x64 that work well.

>>

>

> The FX 5200 is a dual monitor card, but with the onboard video

> disabled it still BSODs. I've been using dual monitors for almost 4

> years now, and up until now it's always worked great. I have a new

> motherboard, and I'm new to XP64, and I'm not sure which is the

> culprit. I am, however, willing to use an ATI card, although nVidia

> would have been my first choice.

[Guest Ook]

Re: XP64 won't enable second video adapter.

 

On Dec 5, 11:39 am, "Charlie Russel - MVP"

<char...@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote:

> I would try a different revision set of drivers with it. Might be a bad

> revision.

>

 

Did that - they all do it. Oh, did I mention that it didn't start to

do this until XP64 SP2 came out? My bad, that's a rather important

piece of the puzzle. Apparently, pre-SP2 this worked - the nVidia

driver BSOD, that is. I'm confusing threads, too many topics going on

at once lol.

[Guest Juergen Kluth]

Re: XP64 won't enable second video adapter.

 

HI,

I dont know your card.

1. If your FX 5xxx is a PCI card, you have to figure out wether PCI Version

corresponds to each (Graphics abd Moboe)

-there are some 5 Volts and 3 Volts "only" specification

-But if u get your FX running at all, it should be fine

 

2. i have a 690 Moboe (but from Gigabyte)

that one has a BIOS option "Surroundview" (anywhere deep inside)

 

this is sometimes mentioned as a "ATI catalyst driver specific" adjustment

to run the integrated graphics together with additional ATI / AMD slot cards

 

-u may check for different setting here "On or Off" ( i would hint for a

"OFF" here )

if u have this option at all

 

Have no further Idea

regards juergen

[Guest Zootal]

Re: XP64 won't enable second video adapter.

 

Problem solved:

 

1) Threw nvidia card in trash, replace with ati 3850.

2) Enabled 4-monitor feature in bios (maybe should have tried that before

ditching nvidia card, but it was an old and slow fx5 series and I wanted to

upgrade anyhow).

4) Now I have 2 video cards up and running, 2 monitors each, and no more

errors :)

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

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> The nvidia drivers have had a few problems. OTOH, I've been using two

> monitors on many different machines running ATI cards for quite a while.

> On XP x64, I've run dual monitors on a 9600 (one VGA, one DVI), and on a

> 1600 I'm now running two monitors as well. Heck, I even did it on my

> laptop, running the internal and an external (either VGA or DVI).

> <snip>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: XP64 won't enable second video adapter.

 

More confirmation if we needed any. :)

 

Thanks, Glad it's working.

 

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"Zootal" <Don't send me any freaking spam at zootal dot com remove the don't

send me any freaking spam> wrote in message

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> Problem solved:

>

> 1) Threw nvidia card in trash, replace with ati 3850.

> 2) Enabled 4-monitor feature in bios (maybe should have tried that before

> ditching nvidia card, but it was an old and slow fx5 series and I wanted

> to upgrade anyhow).

> 4) Now I have 2 video cards up and running, 2 monitors each, and no more

> errors :)

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:6E785BEF-F20A-4B54-8C52-1AE587BA7280@microsoft.com...

>> The nvidia drivers have had a few problems. OTOH, I've been using two

>> monitors on many different machines running ATI cards for quite a while.

>> On XP x64, I've run dual monitors on a 9600 (one VGA, one DVI), and on a

>> 1600 I'm now running two monitors as well. Heck, I even did it on my

>> laptop, running the internal and an external (either VGA or DVI).

>> <snip>

>

>