how to run multiple monitors on 2x6600gt in sli

[pc18]

well ive got 2 128mg pciex 6600gt's in sli and i wan to run my main monitor and my hd tv at the same time. i could do this on my old 5700 card but in the nvidia control pannel it only lets me select a single display at once, where befroe i could run both screen independantly or a clone of each other. my tv is connected from a hdmi to the dvi in my gfx card and my monitor is also connected on the same card as the tv through dvi aswell.

please can someone help me out so i can run both at once?

 

[FarFarAway]

You cannot run 2 monitors with 2 nVidia cards whilst in SLI

Take them out of SLI and your set

 

[pc18]

why is this? thats a bit poo.

cheers for the reply kempez

 

[FarFarAway]

Ask nVidia

We've been asking them since SLI was introduced

 

[pc18]

LOL fair enough then i guess. once again cheers for the quick replys. guess i cant let my little brother play counterstrike while i watch lost.

 

[FarFarAway]

Well CSS isn't too bad with a 6600GT so just de-SLI is and watch lost then

 

[JN]

^ what Kempez said. However I do remember someone posting on here not so long ago about a way you can use a PCI graphics card combined with SLI so that you can have dual screens and not have to keep enabling/disabling sli

 

[nathan]

^ what Kempez said. However I do remember someone posting on here not so long ago about a way you can use a PCI graphics card combined with SLI so that you can have dual screens and not have to keep enabling/disabling sli

hmmm, i remember that, cant find it though.

anyways, this might help you.

 

[pc18]

thanks for that link nathan theres some good reading there and i didnt know about the 3rd card thing. i will have a ratch through some old cards and see what ive got lying about