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O.P. Does putting in another gfx card..
..in the PCI slots when you already have a monitor plugged into an on-board gfx card, allow you to run dual monitors?

Also, if this was done, would the card slotted in take over as primary for resolution and such?
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06-03-2007 06:51 PM
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RE: Does putting in another gfx card..
Yes you can use a PCI card to get dual monitors when using the onboard video card.

You can decide which monitor is the primary monitor, if that's what you mean.

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O.P. RE: Does putting in another gfx card..
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Yes you can use a PCI card to get dual monitors when using the onboard video card.

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You can decide which monitor is the primary monitor, if that's what you mean.

No, I mean, if for example, the PCI card was "crapper" than the onboard one, would it still keep the onboard one still be primary, or would it auto-switch?
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RE: Does putting in another gfx card..
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No, I mean, if for example, the PCI card was "crapper" than the onboard one, would it still keep the onboard one still be primary, or would it auto-switch?

there's no such thing as primary. you can change which monitor comes up as first in windows in display settings if you want.
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O.P. RE: Does putting in another gfx card..
Okay, thanks :)
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