4 Monitor Setup - Not Working - Help Plz

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4 Monitor Setup - Not Working - Fixed !

Hello Everyone,

After long deliberation I went ahead and bought new PC. The purpose is run 4 monitors with two grahics card, however so far I've no luck. I udpated the drivers, searched on Google and searched here.

Here is my configuration:
Intel i7 – 950
Gigabye X58A-UD3R
2 x Gigabyte HD 5570
Win 7 64 Bit

The two card are connected via bridge and under "Catalyst Contol Center" CrossFirex is enabled.

Right now only 2 monitor works and they both conneted to same graphics card. If I swap the cables then other 2 monitor works, which tell me that one card is not working at all. However both cards are detected under Device manager.

Any help is highly appreciated.

Regards
 
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 64 bitIntel i7 9506GB2x Gigabyte HD 5570
OS
Win 7 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7 950
Motherboard
Gigabte GA-X58A-UD3R
Memory
6GB
Graphics Card(s)
2x Gigabyte HD 5570
Monitor(s) Displays
4
Hard Drives
too many
PSU
Coolmaster GX 650W
Case
Thermaltake v9 Black Edition
This might not help but your psu is a bit weak.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Professional (x64/SP1) /Linux Mint 16Intel i5-3570k 3.40 GHz @ 4.6 GHz8GB (2133MHz) DDR3Asus GTX560 Ti (Nvidia)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
GIGABYTE Rig (Custom)
OS
Windows 7 Professional (x64/SP1) /Linux Mint 16
CPU
Intel i5-3570k 3.40 GHz @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard
GIGABYTE Z77X-D3H
Memory
8GB (2133MHz) DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Asus GTX560 Ti (Nvidia)
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 23", Acer 19" and a Dell 17"
Screen Resolution
1080p, 1440x900 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Sandisk Extreme 120GB (SSD), WD 2TB green and 4 other HDDs
PSU
Antec 620w High Current Gamer
Case
Corsair Obsidian 600D
Cooling
CPU - Antec KÜHLER H₂O 920
Keyboard
Steelseries 6Gv2
Mouse
Roccat LUA
Internet Speed
4 - 6mb/s
Antivirus
ESET NOD32
Browser
Chrome/Firefox
Other Info
Intel Gigabit CT (PCIE NIC) and Thinkpad T61p,
I am under the impression that 4 monitors will not work under crossfire. What are you trying to achieve? Do you want a single desktop to span 4 monitors or do you want to play games?
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 64bitIntel I7 2600k4GbATI Radeon 5850HD
OS
Windows 7 64bit
CPU
Intel I7 2600k
Motherboard
ASUS P8P67
Memory
4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 5850HD
Sound Card
Realtek HD onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron L226WTQ + LG Flatron L1710B
Screen Resolution
1680*1050 + 1280*1024
Hard Drives
1 SSD Intel X25M 80 Gb Boot drive
5 Drives 1774 GB Total
PSU
550 Watt
Case
Antec P180
Keyboard
Logitech G15
Mouse
Logitech MX518
Internet Speed
upto 8MB usually 3.5
Have you tried 3 alone?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional (x64/SP1) /Linux Mint 16Intel i5-3570k 3.40 GHz @ 4.6 GHz8GB (2133MHz) DDR3Asus GTX560 Ti (Nvidia)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
GIGABYTE Rig (Custom)
OS
Windows 7 Professional (x64/SP1) /Linux Mint 16
CPU
Intel i5-3570k 3.40 GHz @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard
GIGABYTE Z77X-D3H
Memory
8GB (2133MHz) DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Asus GTX560 Ti (Nvidia)
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 23", Acer 19" and a Dell 17"
Screen Resolution
1080p, 1440x900 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Sandisk Extreme 120GB (SSD), WD 2TB green and 4 other HDDs
PSU
Antec 620w High Current Gamer
Case
Corsair Obsidian 600D
Cooling
CPU - Antec KÜHLER H₂O 920
Keyboard
Steelseries 6Gv2
Mouse
Roccat LUA
Internet Speed
4 - 6mb/s
Antivirus
ESET NOD32
Browser
Chrome/Firefox
Other Info
Intel Gigabit CT (PCIE NIC) and Thinkpad T61p,
Thanks for taking time to reply everyone. I am not using this PC to play games. All I want is display stock market charts on all 4 screens.

No, I've not tried 3 monitors. I am using DVI and VGA connections only, haven't tried HDMI connection yet.

Please let me know if you have any suggestions
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 64 bitIntel i7 9506GB2x Gigabyte HD 5570
OS
Win 7 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7 950
Motherboard
Gigabte GA-X58A-UD3R
Memory
6GB
Graphics Card(s)
2x Gigabyte HD 5570
Monitor(s) Displays
4
Hard Drives
too many
PSU
Coolmaster GX 650W
Case
Thermaltake v9 Black Edition

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional (x64/SP1) /Linux Mint 16Intel i5-3570k 3.40 GHz @ 4.6 GHz8GB (2133MHz) DDR3Asus GTX560 Ti (Nvidia)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
GIGABYTE Rig (Custom)
OS
Windows 7 Professional (x64/SP1) /Linux Mint 16
CPU
Intel i5-3570k 3.40 GHz @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard
GIGABYTE Z77X-D3H
Memory
8GB (2133MHz) DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Asus GTX560 Ti (Nvidia)
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 23", Acer 19" and a Dell 17"
Screen Resolution
1080p, 1440x900 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Sandisk Extreme 120GB (SSD), WD 2TB green and 4 other HDDs
PSU
Antec 620w High Current Gamer
Case
Corsair Obsidian 600D
Cooling
CPU - Antec KÜHLER H₂O 920
Keyboard
Steelseries 6Gv2
Mouse
Roccat LUA
Internet Speed
4 - 6mb/s
Antivirus
ESET NOD32
Browser
Chrome/Firefox
Other Info
Intel Gigabit CT (PCIE NIC) and Thinkpad T61p,
I've already updated drivers from that link. It seems that 1 card is not working even though it is detected in Device Manager
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 64 bitIntel i7 9506GB2x Gigabyte HD 5570
OS
Win 7 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7 950
Motherboard
Gigabte GA-X58A-UD3R
Memory
6GB
Graphics Card(s)
2x Gigabyte HD 5570
Monitor(s) Displays
4
Hard Drives
too many
PSU
Coolmaster GX 650W
Case
Thermaltake v9 Black Edition
the said:
I've already updated drivers from that link. It seems that 1 card is not working even though it is detected in Device Manager
Click to expand...

what about your bios?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional (x64/SP1) /Linux Mint 16Intel i5-3570k 3.40 GHz @ 4.6 GHz8GB (2133MHz) DDR3Asus GTX560 Ti (Nvidia)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
GIGABYTE Rig (Custom)
OS
Windows 7 Professional (x64/SP1) /Linux Mint 16
CPU
Intel i5-3570k 3.40 GHz @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard
GIGABYTE Z77X-D3H
Memory
8GB (2133MHz) DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Asus GTX560 Ti (Nvidia)
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 23", Acer 19" and a Dell 17"
Screen Resolution
1080p, 1440x900 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Sandisk Extreme 120GB (SSD), WD 2TB green and 4 other HDDs
PSU
Antec 620w High Current Gamer
Case
Corsair Obsidian 600D
Cooling
CPU - Antec KÜHLER H₂O 920
Keyboard
Steelseries 6Gv2
Mouse
Roccat LUA
Internet Speed
4 - 6mb/s
Antivirus
ESET NOD32
Browser
Chrome/Firefox
Other Info
Intel Gigabit CT (PCIE NIC) and Thinkpad T61p,
Hi Prof,

I am not sure exaclty what you are referring to in BIOS. Can you please elaborate?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 64 bitIntel i7 9506GB2x Gigabyte HD 5570
OS
Win 7 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7 950
Motherboard
Gigabte GA-X58A-UD3R
Memory
6GB
Graphics Card(s)
2x Gigabyte HD 5570
Monitor(s) Displays
4
Hard Drives
too many
PSU
Coolmaster GX 650W
Case
Thermaltake v9 Black Edition
Have you tried it with the crossfire bridge off? I don't use ATI, but with Nvidia you can't use the second card for video output if the SLI bridge is connected, as it disables the outputs.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 8.1 Pro x64Intel Core i7 4790k8GB Corsair Dominator 1600MHzMSI TwinFrozr GeForce GTX770
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 4790k
Motherboard
MSI Z97S Krait Edition
Memory
8GB Corsair Dominator 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
MSI TwinFrozr GeForce GTX770
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DX/XD 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 24" S2409W + Dell 20" E207WFP
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 + 1680x1050
Hard Drives
1x 120GB OCZ Agility 3, 1x 750GB Western Digital Caviar Black, 1x 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue
PSU
Corsair HX850 modular
Case
Fractal Design Define R4
Cooling
Corsair H60 w/ twin Corsair SP120 fans
Keyboard
Logitech G510S Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech G500S Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
40Mbps
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
LG Blu-Ray player
the said:
Hi Prof,

I am not sure exaclty what you are referring to in BIOS. Can you please elaborate?
Click to expand...

Well my phenom was not recognised in Windows at first, I flashed my bios it recognised it in Windows, other words it may need a bios update to support it
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional (x64/SP1) /Linux Mint 16Intel i5-3570k 3.40 GHz @ 4.6 GHz8GB (2133MHz) DDR3Asus GTX560 Ti (Nvidia)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
GIGABYTE Rig (Custom)
OS
Windows 7 Professional (x64/SP1) /Linux Mint 16
CPU
Intel i5-3570k 3.40 GHz @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard
GIGABYTE Z77X-D3H
Memory
8GB (2133MHz) DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Asus GTX560 Ti (Nvidia)
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 23", Acer 19" and a Dell 17"
Screen Resolution
1080p, 1440x900 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Sandisk Extreme 120GB (SSD), WD 2TB green and 4 other HDDs
PSU
Antec 620w High Current Gamer
Case
Corsair Obsidian 600D
Cooling
CPU - Antec KÜHLER H₂O 920
Keyboard
Steelseries 6Gv2
Mouse
Roccat LUA
Internet Speed
4 - 6mb/s
Antivirus
ESET NOD32
Browser
Chrome/Firefox
Other Info
Intel Gigabit CT (PCIE NIC) and Thinkpad T61p,
Everlong said:
Have you tried it with the crossfire bridge off? I don't use ATI, but with Nvidia you can't use the second card for video output if the SLI bridge is connected, as it disables the outputs.
Click to expand...

It Worked !!!!

Awesome...4 monitors works perferctly. Now can't wait to add 2 more via HDMI :)

Thanks A Ton :)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 64 bitIntel i7 9506GB2x Gigabyte HD 5570
OS
Win 7 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7 950
Motherboard
Gigabte GA-X58A-UD3R
Memory
6GB
Graphics Card(s)
2x Gigabyte HD 5570
Monitor(s) Displays
4
Hard Drives
too many
PSU
Coolmaster GX 650W
Case
Thermaltake v9 Black Edition
the said:
Everlong said:
Have you tried it with the crossfire bridge off? I don't use ATI, but with Nvidia you can't use the second card for video output if the SLI bridge is connected, as it disables the outputs.
Click to expand...

It Worked !!!!

Awesome...4 monitors works perferctly. Now can't wait to add 2 more via HDMI :)

Thanks A Ton :)
Click to expand...

No problem, enjoy :)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 8.1 Pro x64Intel Core i7 4790k8GB Corsair Dominator 1600MHzMSI TwinFrozr GeForce GTX770
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 4790k
Motherboard
MSI Z97S Krait Edition
Memory
8GB Corsair Dominator 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
MSI TwinFrozr GeForce GTX770
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DX/XD 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 24" S2409W + Dell 20" E207WFP
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 + 1680x1050
Hard Drives
1x 120GB OCZ Agility 3, 1x 750GB Western Digital Caviar Black, 1x 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue
PSU
Corsair HX850 modular
Case
Fractal Design Define R4
Cooling
Corsair H60 w/ twin Corsair SP120 fans
Keyboard
Logitech G510S Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech G500S Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
40Mbps
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
LG Blu-Ray player
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