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Dual monitor problem
Hi everyone, Ive searched the internet high and low and could not find another reference to this problem for the life of me. I recently purchased a second monitor (an acer x203h 20") and attempted to set it up next to my 20" dell. I had the computer on and windows was running. When i plugged the monitor into the second DVI port on my Radeon 5850 it showed a nice big Acer logo then went into power saving mode. Neither windows or catalyst recognized the monitor as being attached.
Ive tried updating and reinstalling the driver for the 5850 and the acer monitor. Ive ruled out a bad monitor because when I plug the Acer into the top DVI port it works. I can get each monitor to work in the top DVI port but not in the bottom DVI port. So im wondering if this is an issue with windows' ability to recognize the second port/monitor or something else?
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.