Dual display with built-in mobo video

[Kareem Shehata]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Lennart
> Sorensen
> Sent: Thursday 13 September 2007 14:44
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Dual display with built-in mobo video
> 
> On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 01:08:10PM -0400, Kareem Shehata wrote:
> > Mobo: Elitegroup P4M800PRO-M478
> > Chipset: VT8237 Southbridge, P4M800PRO(?) Northbridge
> >
> > The manual describes the video as being integrated to the northbridge
> > "UniChrome Pro 3D/2D"
> 
> Oh one of those lovely via P4 chipsets.

Yea, my old Asus board blew spectacularly on a Saturday afternoon of a long
weekend and I needed this PC.  This was the best that could be found at the
local PC shop, and I talked the guy down to a reasonable price.

> Certainly a modern PCI card should work as a second video output.  Of
> course many AGP cards are also dual monitor which is usually even
> simpler.  Since the internal video appears to be AGP based, it seems
> very unlikely that you can enable it while an AGP card is installed.
> You could use it along with a PCI card though.

Methinks I'm trying to stretch this workstation a little far.  I'm sure it
could do it exactly as you've described, but it would require buying two
pieces now: a monitor and a video card.  I'd been hoping that I could get
away with not buying anything new, but it looks like I'll have to
re-evaluate what exactly I need this PC to do.

Thanks for your help on this.  The offer stands to both you and Giles for
the monitor.  If neither of you want it, then I'll see what craigslist can
do for it.

-kms


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