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[sYn]
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Posted: Thu, 17th Dec 2009 15:59 Post subject: Dual Monitors + ATI 5870HD	Quick Quote Quote

Mm, so I have 2 monitors connected to the DVI ports on my new GFX card but the secondary display is just black. I can't seem to figure out how to make the damn thing work, I've also tried plugging the second monitor into the HDMI slot with no change.. Anyone have any ideas how to get this working? I should point out that doing it in Duplicate mode works fine, but Extended does not. Last edited by [sYn] on Thu, 17th Dec 2009 16:02; edited 1 time in total

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Posted: Thu, 17th Dec 2009 16:02 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Did you go into the Windows 7 display settings and enable the second desktop (via extend desktop)? My IMDb Ratings \| Fix NFOHump Cookies \| Hide Users / Threads \| Embedded Content (Videos/GIFs/Twitter/Reddit) \| The Derps Collection Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.

[sYn]
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Posted: Thu, 17th Dec 2009 16:06 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I managed to get it working using DVI (main) and HDMI (secondary).. Still, its annoying that dual DVI just doesn't seem to work? ::edit:: FFS, now it just works.. Stupid ATI .. oh well ignore this thread!

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Posted: Thu, 17th Dec 2009 16:08 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

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[sYn]
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Posted: Thu, 17th Dec 2009 16:20 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Seems there is another dual monitor issue within Windows 7, I've read its driver related.. Essentially it causes screen flicker from time to time and you can fix it by manually clocking the card? Anyone have any clue? LMAO, there is also a bug that had caused my cursor to turn giant on my main monitor.. wow who knew ATI could fuck things up this badly.. almost makes me want to go back to my 8800..

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Posted: Thu, 17th Dec 2009 16:27 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I use two monitors with my laptop, which has an ATI card, and all works great. Epsilon has 3 monitors connected to 5870 and all works great. My IMDb Ratings \| Fix NFOHump Cookies \| Hide Users / Threads \| Embedded Content (Videos/GIFs/Twitter/Reddit) \| The Derps Collection Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.

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Posted: Thu, 17th Dec 2009 16:35 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

23" WS and a 19" WS on my 5850 on WIN 7

[sYn]
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Posted: Thu, 17th Dec 2009 16:37 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Well the issues appear to be wide spread, googling around confirms that. I've disabled overdrive now as it suggests on other forums so I'll see how that goes! ::edit:: Nup another crash. Can you guys post screenshots of your overdrive page in CCC ?

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