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Dual Monitor Feature Windows98

What hardware and software considerations should I know about to use Windows98 dual monitor feature? In particular is it possible to use 1 Crt monitor and 1 LCD monitor on the same PC? COmpaqu advetise this ability on some of their PCs.
What about video card compatibility?

MasseyM

From what I had first understood, you had to use the PCI interface for your Graphics cards. Both had to support them. Now what I am hearing is that only your MAIN card has to use the PCI bus. The other can use an AGP interface. I believe microsoft has a list of compatible card somewhere. I am not sure where though. If anyone knows, I am sure they will post it.

Hope that helps a little.

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MasseyM

See, I told you someone would know where to look :)

snowolfe

i have on my desk a 400 with two matrox g200 cards - i found, however that you really need to read the compatability list because older matrox cards did not work together - also i had problems when using three cards (had to use a stealth 2000 as the third card) - you can use either multiple pci or a combination of pci and an agp - but as stated above - with an agp - the pci in the lowest (i think) irq will become master - now with the laptop you're mentioning, that is not going to be quite the same - i have a couple of compaq laptops here and they can simultaneously display on both a monitor and the lcd screen - but i don't think you will be able to get 98 to recognize that as two seperate video devices