Resolution Question...

[jstewsmole]

I have 2 17 crts and they both have a max resolution of 1280x1024.
the problen is that when there both hooked up i cant get them to run at this resolution at the same time.
The only time they both have the same res is when there at 1024x768.
Should i be able to run both monitors simultanouly at there max resolutions?
please help
thx

[illunious]

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Should i be able to run both monitors simultanouly at there max resolutions?

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You definitely should. What are you using for video card(s)?

[jstewsmole]

i have a radeon 7000 AGp card with 32MB. I run both monitors off this card and use a dvi to vga adapter.

[MyMindIsGoing]

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i have a radeon 7000 AGp card with 32MB. I run both monitors off this card and use a dvi to vga adapter.

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7000 is an old budget card, it might not even support having different res on the two monitors.

[MyMindIsGoing]

I would buy a faster newer card if I were you, even if you did run them both at same high res it would be slow. I assume the rest of the computer about the same age/speed?

[malorum]

Forget about multimonitor until you have atleast one UXGA monitor running 1600x1200
anything less is a waste of time and effort.

[jstewsmole]

Actually i just bought this card /images/graemlins/confused.gif before i bought this i had onboard video on my ASUS motherboard. So i basically just bought a card that had 2 connectors on it
I have noticed some lag when i was multitabling for the first time though i have only 256 of RAM. Was thinking of getting another stick of 256. Should that help?
Thanks for the reply.

[MyMindIsGoing]

Another 256mb will help. I would also suggest getting another graphics card though. Radeon 9600 is a good budget choice, less than $75. What cpu you got? Upgrading graphics and memory might be a waste of money if cpu is too slow.

[jstewsmole]

I have an intel celeron that operates at 2.0 gig

[MyMindIsGoing]

I would start with adding more ram then, and if that wont help, a new graphics card. And if that didn't help me either I would buy a used cpu (P4) on ebay, good value. Celeron is a budget cpu with low cache not optimal for multiple processes. Try memory first though.

[Andrew G. N.]

I 'think' 32MB is enough video memory to run 2 displays at 1280x1024, but I'm not certain. Increasing your computer's main memory, while always a good thing to do, will have no affect on what you're trying to do. And on 95% of all video cards, the video memory is not upgradeable.

Things to do:

1)-Make sure you have the latest drivers for your video card

2)-Check you monitor manufacturer's website to see if they have a specific driver/monitor information file that Windows can use to ensure you'll get access to all of your monitor's supported resolutions. If Windows just sees your monitor(s) as 'Default Plug-and-Play Monitor', your video card may not know all of the resolutions your particular monitor(s) can display.

and here is the big one...

3)-Lower your color depth. If your color quality is set to 32-bit/highest, drop it down to 16-bit, or even 256-colors. If it works at a lower color-depth setting (and I'm guessing that this will do it for you), it means that 32MB of video memory isn't enough. However, if you can live with the lower setting (16-bit isn't bad at all, 256-color mode is ugly), you don't have to upgrade anything.

Good luck.

-Andrew