Dual-Monitor?

Question

Hi there...

I want to buy a second monitor - how do i know know whether my graphics card will support dual monitors? and what sort of cables do i need?

My card is a WinFast A180B based on a GeForce4 MX 4000 chipset.

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

I have a Geforce4 Ti 4400 works like a charm with any combination (2 screens, 1 screen, 1 screen + tv)
DEPENDING ON WHICH VERSION YOU HAVE IT MIGHT WORK OR NOT. Inspect the outputs on your card carefully, see if you have VGA/DVI/S-Video outputs, then take it from there.
All you need to do is open up control panel, nvidia configuration, then in display configuration select "DualView". This way you'll have 2 monitors on your Windows Resolution properties screen.

If you have a DVI output you might need one of these:
http://shopping.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AqjnDMhM67.1XaAvi38.ScQbFt0A;_ylu=X3oDMTBhNjRqazhxBHNlYwNzZWFyY2g-?p=DVI+to+VGA&did=&x=0&y=0
if you're using a TV one of these:
http://shopping.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AqjnDMhM67.1XaAvi38.ScQbFt0A;_ylu=X3oDMTBhNjRqazhxBHNlYwNzZWFyY2g-?p=S-Video+to+composite&did=&x=34&y=2

Just use the latest nVidia drivers for better support:
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

Good luck.

Edit:
I searched for your winfast and this is all I found
http://store.gigwarehouse.com/lewia1gemx40.html
not sure if it's the only format they made it in. On this picture you have one Monitor (VGA) port and one TV (S-Video) port. This means you can have dual display, one @ 1280x1024 (monitor) and one @ 1024x768(TV) You will likely need the S-Video converter, but to use it you can use a small TV (LCD or CRT, doesn't matter). The best way remains a visual inspection, see if it has more ports on the back.

Answer 2

Yes it will make sure you have upto date drivers. I too am thinking of adding a second monitor. I had my tv linked up to pc and i was like having 2 monitors and you can watch films on one and do other things on the oter its cool.

Answer 3

I do believe you only need to split the cable coming from the pc - no adjustment to video card required.

A "single to double" cable out of the electronics store should simply do it.

Answer 4

Hi. From the web : "The Ultimate Multi-Display GPU " http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=323636 So I would say yes, it does. There are links to the manual.

Answer 5

Assumign the computer is operating residing house windows, pass to the show settings and modify it to reflect the show on both or to "boost my residing house windows computer" in case you pick to apply both in an prolonged computer config.