Dual Monitor problems

[Will H]

I'm trying to install a dual screen setup on Windows XP, and currently have an Nvidia 6200 graphics card with a VGA and a DVI-D output, and I also have nView installed. I also have two identical LCD monitors with optional VGA or DVI-I inputs. The original monitor is plugged in VGA to VGA, and it works perfectly.

 

The other monitor is not doing so well, I have used a DVI-D to VGA adapter and then plugged in a spare VGA-VGA cable, and it all matches up but there is no image. However, the system recognises the presence of a second monitor and it's possible to treat the blank monitor as extra space on the desktop even if you can't see what's there. I already have a load of cables and adapters with nearly every combination of VGA and DVI-I from previous computers, but this is the first time I've dealt with (or seen) a DVI-D on a graphics card, so I have no appropriate cables apart from this VGA-DVI-D adapter.

 

 

 

I know I'm doing something wrong here, and the solution might be staring me in the face in the form of yet another cable or something. I don't want to mess up again, because this project is getting frustratingly expensive for what should be simple.

[Will H]

I've just checked with the manufacturers regarding this issue, and it turns out that you can't use a card with VGA and DVI-D ports for dual screens. Curses. Since I guess I've discovered the answer now, I guess this can be locked.

[Sbrideau]

What I thought. Would've surprized me if that 6200 had been strong enough for 2 screens.

[Hobgoblinpie]

What I thought. Would've surprized me if that 6200 had been strong enough for 2 screens.

 

 

 

My old Geforce 2 could accept 9 screens (though back then the games and operating system didn't exactly require a lot).