Help in dual monitor setup

[revvedup]

I have a nvidia 6200 graphics card (256 mb 64 bit) with vga and dvi outputs.Now at presnt it is running a 19 inch widesccreen@1400*900 resolution running via the dvi port,I also want to connect my old 15 inch running at 1024*768 via the vga port.The problem is that whenever I connect the two monitors to the card and set it up only the primary monitor runs properly and has all the icons on it ,but the secondary one does not display properly the image seems to be zoomed moreover I do not get any icons on it.I am running the latest version of the nvidia drivers 94.24.

[low_bass_makker]

all you have written is absolute correct it happens like this also. but there is a second option in which the same clone

[speedzak]

Some more details needed.

Which scheme do you run? Clone? Parallel? Extension?
Yes, I'm asking about the 2nd display. What is it figured as?

What is the main purpose You're looking at?

[bottle]

you can run a dual monitor setup without any 3rd party software but check out ultramon.. its a pretty good app to configure multiple monitors, google for more info

[merve_extreme]

Originally Posted by revvedup

I have a nvidia 6200 graphics card (256 mb 64 bit) with vga and dvi outputs.Now at presnt it is running a 19 inch widesccreen@1400*900 resolution running via the dvi port,I also want to connect my old 15 inch running at 1024*768 via the vga port.The problem is that whenever I connect the two monitors to the card and set it up only the primary monitor runs properly and has all the icons on it ,but the secondary one does not display properly the image seems to be zoomed moreover I do not get any icons on it.I am running the latest version of the nvidia drivers 94.24.

your second monitor is in span mode.go to nvidia control pannel(display section-setup multiple displays) and set nview display mode as clone.

[revvedup]

I am not using it in clone mode since I don't want both of them to display the same image on both moinitors and want to run both of them as seperate monitors at seperate resolutions.

[low_bass_makker]

Originally Posted by revvedup

I am not using it in clone mode since I don't want both of them to display the same image on both moinitors and want to run both of them as seperate monitors at seperate resolutions.

then choose the span mode...

[merve_extreme]

Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

then choose the span mode...

span mode just stretches the main screen onto the 2nd monitor.

Originally Posted by revvedup

I am not using it in clone mode since I don't want both of them to display the same image on both moinitors and want to run both of them as seperate monitors at seperate resolutions.

then use Dual View mode.

[revvedup]

Originally Posted by merve_extreme

span mode just stretches the main screen onto the 2nd monitor.



then use Dual View mode.

thats the problem I am running it in dual view mode but the start menu and icons display only on the primary but the second one does not have any of them.

[merve_extreme]

you dont get icons and start menu on second monitor in dual view.what you get is,if you enable the nview manager then you can open different applications on different monitors.like Movie on 2nd monitor and word on first one.

There is primary and secondary monitor right.only the primary monitor can have taskbar and icons.

[revvedup]

^^thanks got that
Any wallpaper which I set on the secondary desktop irrespective of resolution gets cut off from the all sides moreover when I open an application on one of the displays it gets opened on the other one ,can I not make some setting which allows me to open the window on the display on which the mouse cursor is located something in the nview settings.

[merve_extreme]

keep both the displays at same resolution.see if it works.

there are some overscan issues in clone mode.happened with my Tv too.works fine in clone mode.

[low_bass_makker]

Originally Posted by merve_extreme

keep both the displays at same resolution.see if it works.

there are some overscan issues in clone mode.happened with my Tv too.works fine in clone mode.

if both the monitors are of same or having same resolution only then it can take both the same resolution..