multiople monitors on win2k

How to do it properly?

Published on June 27, 2005 By ethsza In Video Cards

Hi,

I have a win2k notebook with ATI mobility radeon 9600 video card. I also have a 17" TFT attached to it.
This is an office notebook, I mustn't upgrade OS or HW. However I can install applications.

With the latest ATI driver I was able to extend the desktop, reaching a wide 2560x1024 desktop size, that is displayed on the TFT and the notebook panel.

This is almost what I want, but not exactly. Now the taskbar is drawn across the two displays, maximized apps are maximized to cover both monitors, and dialog boxes are shown in the center - divided into parts on the two monitors.

Also, since the nativ resolution of the notebook lcd panel is 1024x768, it is scrolling its 1280x1024 portion of the screen.

Does anyone know how to handle the 2 monitors as two real monitors, on a windows 2000 box? Having taskbar, objectdock shown only the primary monitor? Also I want to use the 17"TFT in 1280x1024, while the notebook panel in 1024x768 resolution. I want apps to get maximized on their monitor only, not across both of them.

It shouldn't be that tough.

thx
Andras

Comments

Koasati

on Jun 27, 2005

http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/

just john

on Jun 27, 2005

It's simple. Use the windows display properties. Whe you have both monitors plugged in you will be able to extend your windows desktop to one of the monitors, make one the primary, and secelect which is diplaying right and left screeen information.

It is probably the ATI software that is messing this up for you. I have an all in wonder and two monitors. I don't use thier software because it does things like extend the taskbar across both monitors. I had the same problem with another video card and it's software as well. I use what is provided with Windows to get the simple solution you seek.

ethsza

on Jun 27, 2005

I have ultramon, but it comes in the picture once you have more screens. In my ultramon settings I have one very wide monitor, so ultramon can't do anything.

ethsza

on Jun 27, 2005

So I have to uninstall the ATI drivers, to get some generic stuff?

Koasati

on Jun 27, 2005

I use UltraMon with dual monitors, and have it set just as you're wanting........
Maybe this is your problem

Dualhead cards and true multi-monitor support on Windows 2000 Due to a limitation in Windows 2000, dualhead cards that use a single chipset to drive both monitors require special workarounds in the driver to be properly recognized by the system. If these workarounds are not implemented, Windows 2000 sees a single large monitor instead of two.

http://www.realtimesoft.com/multimon/faq.asp#TrueMultimon

ethsza

on Jun 27, 2005

Yep, I have read that FAQ earlier. I'm interested exactly in those workarounds that are not detailed in that FAQ.

Emily

on Jun 30, 2005

You might want to try the Microsoft usenet groups. http://www.dejanews.com and put your question there. It has probably come up.

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