Dual Cards More Than Two Monitors?

Hello,

I am getting ready to attempt to add a third and maybe in the future a
fourth monitor to my system. I have an Intel D975XBX2 motherboard, I have an
ATI Radeon 1650 video card in one of the two PCI Express slots. My OS is
Windows Vista Ultimate. From what I understand I need a second ATI Radeon
1650 PCI Express video card which I have and of course the extra monitor. I
have that too. From what I understand I install the second card, but do not
activate the Crossfire function, Windows should then allow me to use the
third monitor like it currently does the two I am using now. Is this right?
Any thing else I need to do? I have looked on the ATI site as well as the
documentation that came with the video card and find nothing dealing with
using more than two monitors. I have looked on the internet and have found a
few things (needing two of the same family of cards so they can also use one
driver, etc.)

Any feedback and information sources would be appreciated.

Thanks,

=(8)

Correct. With a second card installed, provisions for 4 monitors show up in
Display Properties and ATi Catalyst Control Center.

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"=(8)" <=(8) @ =(8) . =(8)> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I am getting ready to attempt to add a third and maybe in the future a
> fourth monitor to my system. I have an Intel D975XBX2 motherboard, I have
> an ATI Radeon 1650 video card in one of the two PCI Express slots. My OS
> is Windows Vista Ultimate. From what I understand I need a second ATI
> Radeon 1650 PCI Express video card which I have and of course the extra
> monitor. I have that too. From what I understand I install the second
> card, but do not activate the Crossfire function, Windows should then
> allow me to use the third monitor like it currently does the two I am
> using now. Is this right? Any thing else I need to do? I have looked on
> the ATI site as well as the documentation that came with the video card
> and find nothing dealing with using more than two monitors. I have looked
> on the internet and have found a few things (needing two of the same
> family of cards so they can also use one driver, etc.)
>
> Any feedback and information sources would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> =(8)

"First of One" <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> Correct. With a second card installed, provisions for 4 monitors show up
> in Display Properties and ATi Catalyst Control Center.
>
> --
> "War is the continuation of politics by other means.
> It can therefore be said that politics is war without
> bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
>
>
> "=(8)" <=(8) @ =(8) . =(8)> wrote in message
> news:466e0cb5$0$14061$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am getting ready to attempt to add a third and maybe in the future a
>> fourth monitor to my system. I have an Intel D975XBX2 motherboard, I have
>> an ATI Radeon 1650 video card in one of the two PCI Express slots. My OS
>> is Windows Vista Ultimate. From what I understand I need a second ATI
>> Radeon 1650 PCI Express video card which I have and of course the extra
>> monitor. I have that too. From what I understand I install the second
>> card, but do not activate the Crossfire function, Windows should then
>> allow me to use the third monitor like it currently does the two I am
>> using now. Is this right? Any thing else I need to do? I have looked on
>> the ATI site as well as the documentation that came with the video card
>> and find nothing dealing with using more than two monitors. I have looked
>> on the internet and have found a few things (needing two of the same
>> family of cards so they can also use one driver, etc.)
>>
>> Any feedback and information sources would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> =(8)
>
>

Yep, I was surprised at just how painless this was.

=(8)