Three Monitors with two Video Cards - Windows will not See Second PCI Card!!

[tngilbert1s]

I have a agp x850xt that I would like to run two displays and a radeon
7000 to run a third. Windows sees the x850xt (I have had this installed
for some time) but when I go to install the 7000 it says "cannot find
software". I tried doing a manual search - but the oldest driver I see
is for a ATI 9600xt. Anyone know how to get the 7000 installed?
Thanks,
Todd

 

[EDM]

I have a agp x850xt that I would like to run two displays and a radeon
7000 to run a third. Windows sees the x850xt (I have had this installed
for some time) but when I go to install the 7000 it says "cannot find
software". I tried doing a manual search - but the oldest driver I see
is for a ATI 9600xt. Anyone know how to get the 7000 installed?
Thanks,
Todd

What version of Windows are you running?

Maybe the other adapter already appears in Display Properties?

 

[tngilbert1s]

Im running XP SP2 - the x850 shows that it is correctly installed in
device manager - but the 7000 just says (VGA Adapter)... it does not
show up in the display manager - only the x850 does. That help?
Thanks,
Todd

 

[tngilbert1s]

BUMP - anyone know what I can do?

Im running XP SP2 - the x850 shows that it is correctly installed in
device manager - but the 7000 just says (VGA Adapter)... it does not
show up in the display manager - only the x850 does. That help?
Thanks,
Todd

 

[T Shadow]

BUMP - anyone know what I can do?

Just a guess. Get display drivers that support the 7000. Unpack to a
location other than C:\ati\support but don't install. Update the drivers for
the 7000 in Device Manager.
Have no idea if it's even possible to run 3 displays this way and whether CP
or CCC will control them. Good Luck.

 

[pjp]

I've had nothing but grief ever getting two ATI cards both working in same
system. I could/did get it to work but the hassle of having to go thru same
bs every time want you update drivers etc. just wasn't worth it. I put an
old Matrox in instead and it works fine.

 

[PhxGrunge]

Do not believe that XP will let you use the same drivers/driver names for 2
video cards.
After initializing the first card, XP freezes the driver files so that the
files cannot be copied, deleted, or used by a second card.

Two video cards work fine IF they are not using the same drivers - such as 1
nVideo card + 1 ATI card.

 

[tngilbert1s]

I bought some cheap other branded video card - should be here soon. I
will let you all know how it goes.
Todd