Re: Problems with dual monitors on one video card

That is exactly what the problem was. The DVI port was digital only, so the
adapter did me absolutely no good. So I actually broke down and bought a
brand new digital LCD. Now everything works fine, after spending $350. But
thanks because you nailed the problem right on the head.

"V Green" wrote:

> Sounds like your analog CRT monitor does not respond to
> an EDID request via the DVI adapter (EDID tells the
> card what the monitor's capable of) so the card
> won't drive it.
>
> Or, more likely, your DVI port is DIGITAL ONLY,
> which means it will never drive a CRT, no matter
> what "adapter" you use. The adapter you have does
> NOT change digital to analog, all it does it route VGA
> signals which are present on special pins of a very few
> DVI out ports to a std. VGA HD-15 connector.
>
> What you're trying to do is probably not supported
> with your card.
>
> You need a DVI LCD display for the DVI port, and
> an analog display (LCD or CRT) fot the VGA port.
>
>
> "Ken F." <Ken F.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:58C4136A-83DC-4129-A329-BF788D96720A@microsoft.com...
> > I have a Sony Vaio desktop that came with Nvidia GeForce4 MX 440 video
> > adapter, and the card has two monitor ports: one VGA, and one DVI. The LCD
> > monitor that came with the system only has a VGA input, so that is what I
> > have been using. I had an extra monitor (it's a ViewSonic CRT) that I
> wanted
> > to put to use, but since this monitor also only has VGA input, I went out
> and
> > bought an adapter. I plugged everything in, but when I start Windows and
> go
> > to display properties and click the settings tab, it does not detect the
> > second monitor. I also clicked Advanced and looked under the settings for
> the
> > video adapter, clicked "detect displays" and it essentially does nothing.
> It
> > only lists one analog display (the one I already had). By the way, Sony
> did
> > not make a VGA port directly connected to the motherboard; the only
> display
> > interface is through the video adapter card. My question is how do I get
> the
> > computer to detect the new monitor connected to the DVI port?
>
>
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