Radeon 9250 dual monitors

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  1. Posts : 14
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    Radeon 9250 dual monitors


    Hi, i installed this card in my new emachine. one monitor in the vga port and the other in the dvi port using a div-vga converter. i get two identical screens, instead of one large extended screen. how do i fix this? thanks in advance.

    the radeon card is for xp, but windows 7 recognized it.
    Last edited by crankydog; 07 Dec 2009 at 16:50. Reason: update
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  2. Posts : 3,960
    W7 x64
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    crankydog said:
    I get two identical screens, instead of one large extended screen.
    That's the extent of W7's dual/multi monitor management.

    You'll require additional software for enhanced functionality I'm afraid.
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  3. Posts : 14
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    what kind of software do i need?
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  4. Posts : 3,960
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    Depends what you want to do... you could try talking up your requirements here, I'm sure several posters will come back with suggestions based on your ideals :)
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  5. Posts : 14
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    thanks, i just want an extended desktop. simple 2d stuff, charts and such.
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  6. Posts : 64
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    crankydog said:
    thanks, i just want an extended desktop. simple 2d stuff, charts and such.
    You should be able to configure this by right-clicking on your desktop and choosing "Screen resolution" - there you should be able to select a main monitor and enable extended desktop for the other one.
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  7. Posts : 3,960
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    Either DisplayFusion or Ultramon might do the job.

    Wait and see what others suggest though, someone may have good links to decent freeware :)
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  8. Posts : 14
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    "right-clicking on your desktop and choosing "Screen resolution"". i tried that but cannot find a way to select a primary monitor. can you walk me though this? thanks.
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    crankydog said:
    "right-clicking on your desktop and choosing "Screen resolution"". i tried that but cannot find a way to select a primary monitor. can you walk me though this? thanks.
    You'd need the Catalyst bundle for that, not merely the card driver package.
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  10. Posts : 14
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    just googled "Catalyst bundle" and didn't get any relevant hits. is it really this hard to run dual monitors on a windows machine? thank you for all the replies, i really need to get this to work.
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