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.

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.

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

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).