Since you don't know your video card, I guess you are uncertain whether the driver is the latest. You need to find this out and make sure the driver is current. Check your cable connections to the card and monitors. Check that the system knows your monitors by exact make and model. If not, go to the manufacturers web site and get proper drivers for these as well. Once this is done, check your resolution and refresh rates. Setting either or both of these to higher limits might decrease color resolution which could explain the drop you are experiencing. Good luck.
I have been using a 2nd monitor for several months now with no problems. My system is AMD 1.7, 512 RAM and I'm not sure of the video card, but it worked ok until now. The 2nd monitor which is a 20" JVC seems to be stuck on my desktop background - doesn't show anything else. The sound is ok. I noticed that the display has been changing to 8bit from 16 by itself and today i changed it back again. Since then I have this prpblem with the 2nd monitor.
I tried the trouble shoot part, but it got me nowhere.
Any advice would be appreciated.
My os is xp - I hope this is the proper venue to bring this up.
Jocko

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