Video card question

by mikeweber May 27, 2005 7:26AM PDT

Hi all

Quick question; I am using Win XP home and when I go into my Device Manager under Display Adapters I have 2 listings

- 128 DDR ATI Radeon 9700 TX w/TV-Out
- 128 DDR ATI Radeon 9700 TX w/TV-Out sec

Does this mean I have 2 video cards installed in my machine? If i look at the back of my machine i only see one (I think).

I am looking to add a second monitor and wanted to make sure I need another before I do anything else.

Thanks,
Mike

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For some reason. . .

by Coryphaeus May 27, 2005 8:23AM PDT

The drivers are installed twice. This happens sometimes with modems. Just delete/remove the second one.

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Leave them both there....

by TONI H May 27, 2005 8:30AM PDT

that is normal for that ATI card to show one device and then a 'secondary' device and without both installed, the card and its programs won't work. Believe me...I have the card and screwed the pooch royally by trying to 'fix' this when it wasn't broken.

TONI

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no, it means

by ozos May 27, 2005 9:08AM PDT

that you have dual RAMDAC's
ATI cards show up as 2 adapters if they support 2 monitors
with nVidia cards they show up as 1 card, but when 2 monitors are installed
it shows up as 2 cards

ATI just leaves it fully enabled/is slightly different

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OK.....

by mikeweber May 30, 2005 5:46AM PDT

So i don't need a second video card to run another monitor off this machine?

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(NT) (NT) nope

by ozos May 30, 2005 12:21PM PDT

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