XP media center monitors & cards

[Tim]

Can you have two PCI-E video cards on one computer...I have been told that
you can only run one PCI-E card on one system...unlike the multiple PCI
cards I have used in the past ?

If I add an additional PCI-E in my media center computer...will the
second...or...first card be automatically disabled...?...and why ...?

Thanks, Tim R

 

[Paul]

Can you have two PCI-E video cards on one computer...I have been told that
you can only run one PCI-E card on one system...unlike the multiple PCI
cards I have used in the past ?

If I add an additional PCI-E in my media center computer...will the
second...or...first card be automatically disabled...?...and why ...?

Thanks, Tim R

It must be possible to do stuff like that, because there is a web site
with a gallery of multi monitor setups...

http://www.realtimesoft.com/multimon/gallery.asp

Two PCI Express cards, two PCI Express slots of appropriate length, should
give enough resources for four monitors. Only a BIOS issue could hold you
back. The above gallery should give you some ideas.

Have fun,
Paul