I'm NOT on crack Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 how do you get dual monitors to work? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27191-dual-monitors-question/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Topic title edited. Please make topic titles relate to your problem/situation. Thanks! On topic: Depends on your video card. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27191-dual-monitors-question/#findComment-185171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuantumByte Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 System Pref -> Display You can select Mirror displays or to have a second, secondary monitor Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27191-dual-monitors-question/#findComment-185366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbub Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 I have it working on my system. I have a mainboard with GMA950 video, and I got a wintec dual dvi add2 card off of newegg.com. it either uses the board's analog connection and the second DVI connection, or the two DVI connections, depending on what you've got the monitors plugged into. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27191-dual-monitors-question/#findComment-185612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcomb Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 from all the posts i've read, most of you are using two displays at the same resolution... Is it possible to have to different displays in a span mode? (i'm still looking into purchasing hardware) I have my apple cinema 23" (ADC>DVI) and a 42" plasma (VGA) that i'd like to run in seperate screen resolutions.. Also, if there is a particular video card you'd recommend, please let me know! thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27191-dual-monitors-question/#findComment-319490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 If you have an Intel GMA950, simply add an Orion ADD-2 card and you are up and running. You just need to go to display properties to select mirrored or spanning. If you do not have a GMA 950 then you will need to research two things. A.) Using Titan or Natit make sure your video card is supported. B.) If your card is supported then you will need to further research if people have even been successful with dual-display. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27191-dual-monitors-question/#findComment-319511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcomb Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I'm looking for: Decent Graphics Card which Supports Dual Displays and has at least 1 DVI port im building a new OSx86 box... any suggestions? thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27191-dual-monitors-question/#findComment-319679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I am running a GeForce 7600 GS, was like $130 with 256 Mb of RAM. Runs great, have dual screen, 1 monitor DVI-I, another VGA. Runs World of Warcraft at about 40-50 fps at 1024x768 windowed, with pretty much everything but glow turned on. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27191-dual-monitors-question/#findComment-319685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Mac Pro with ATI X1900 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27191-dual-monitors-question/#findComment-319687 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcomb Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I am running a GeForce 7600 GS, was like $130 with 256 Mb of RAM. Runs great, have dual screen, 1 monitor DVI-I, another VGA. Runs World of Warcraft at about 40-50 fps at 1024x768 windowed, with pretty much everything but glow turned on. thanks i may just end up getting that.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27191-dual-monitors-question/#findComment-319775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XsaGti Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Hi I have a nVidia Quadro FX540, and i can't have dual dual monitor. I try natit 0.01, and 0.02 and nothing changes. I have CE/QI Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27191-dual-monitors-question/#findComment-319916 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwk Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I have it working on my system. I have a mainboard with GMA950 video, and I got a wintec dual dvi add2 card off of newegg.com. it either uses the board's analog connection and the second DVI connection, or the two DVI connections, depending on what you've got the monitors plugged into. I have very close to the same system you have abbub but I cannot get it to work. Here is what I have: . Intel D945GNT Motherboard (with GMA-950 Intel Integrated Graphics) . Wintec Dual-DVI ADD2 board . Two Dell 2001FP monitors I know the board works because it works flawlessly under Windows Vista (dual monitors). Here is what I do: . Install Jas 10.4.8 AMD Intel SSE2 SSE3 (with patches) (Semthex 8.8.1 kernel) . Select options: "Intel ATA" "Additional Common Hardware - including AppleIntelGMA950.kext" When install completes, it reboots and I get 1024x768 only (generic VGA) with no other resolutions, no "Display Detection", no QE/CI, and no dual display. From my research, it appears everyone with a GMA-950 just works with nothing else needed. I assume this should be the case with the ADD2 card as well. I have tried everything I can find but I cannot get the AppleIntelGMA950.kext to work. The only thing that works is the AppleIntel915.kext, but it does not detect dual displays. What could possibly be my problem!?!?!? Thanks for any help from anyone? P.S. Are there any other forums where I should post this? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27191-dual-monitors-question/#findComment-351557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
empyphil Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I have a geforce 7300GT running awesome with two displays. I have a 19inch widescreen samsung join via dvi and my second screen is a 17 inch crt. You can have them mirror the screens of extend to one whole screen. And yes it is possible to set each resolution differently. You just go to display settings, the settings should appear on both screens and let u set resolution for each one. I did have a problem at first of it regonizing my dvi screen as the primary one so I had to unplug my vga one from my card and rebooot. Then it all worked fine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27191-dual-monitors-question/#findComment-351682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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