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Two screens with FS2002...

Postby Mr. Bones » Sun Mar 02, 2003 6:00 am

hi,

i want to know if it's possible to connect two screens on my pc and see the panel on one screen and the gps, radio stack, throttle quadrant,... on the other?

i have fs2002 pro and a GeForce4 Ti4200

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Re: Two screens with FS2002...

Postby baron58tc » Fri Mar 07, 2003 2:29 am

;)You Bet!: I am currently running 3 monitors:
Number 1: Outside view--use your primary AGP  GE Force card.
Number 2: Instrument panel.
Number 3: Radio Stack, Throttle Quadrant, GPS

You ,of course, need the extra two monitors.

AND you need two more video cards. I recommend two of the NVIDIA variety, as new driver downloads will affect all cards, and install without problem. The older versions are available retail for little money. $40-$60?

Assuming you are using a recent version of Windows (XP?)Plug in the cards, follow the on-screen instructions. Do this one-at -a time.  Go into control panel-display- settings-"Make this monitor part of my desktop" or some such arcane MS language. Move it around to fit your physical monitor setting. Do the same for the next monitor and video card.

After getting all this going. (In "display-settings--pay attention to positioning the monitors to make the mouse pointer move seamlessly between screens) go into FS2002--after you airplane is stable, "right click" the instrument panel and click "undock"--then drag it to the second monitor.  Pop up the various other features (radios, etc.) and undock them and drag them to the third monitor or wherever you want them. Then , after you are satisfied with everything, SAVE the flight so that you do not have to go through all the  work again.

Hope this helps, and does not discourage.

P.S. So many people , if they have been into computers for awhile, have extra monitors, and for the small investment in secondary vidio cards, can have a whole new visual venue--(particularly with FS2002) is this a closely guarded secret?--I don't think so.
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Re: Two screens with FS2002...

Postby BFMF » Fri Mar 07, 2003 2:33 am

what an interesting idea
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Re: Two screens with FS2002...

Postby Mr. Bones » Fri Mar 07, 2003 5:25 am

i'm not sure, but isn't it possible to connect two screens on my single videocard. i thought it was possible

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Re: Two screens with FS2002...

Postby ozzy72 » Fri Mar 07, 2003 5:47 am

Some video cards can support 2 screens. My Ti4600 does, but I'm poor and can only afford one monitor at the moment :'(

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Re: Two screens with FS2002...

Postby Mr. Bones » Fri Mar 07, 2003 6:16 am

Some video cards can support 2 screens. My Ti4600 does, but I'm poor and can only afford one monitor at the moment :'(

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Re: Two screens with FS2002...

Postby ozzy72 » Fri Mar 07, 2003 6:42 am

Ah, I'd ordered a 4400, but then after 3 months of waiting they couldn't get it, so they gave me a 4600 for the same price. Okay, I'm not poor, but I'm not too rich either! ;D

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Re: Two screens with FS2002...

Postby A/SGT.Mav316 » Fri Mar 07, 2003 6:08 pm

 :DLMMFAO! you guys are too much!
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Re: Two screens with FS2002...

Postby BFMF » Sat Mar 08, 2003 1:50 am

[quote]if you would be poor, you couldn't affort a Ti4600
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Re: Two screens with FS2002...

Postby ozzy72 » Sat Mar 08, 2003 6:19 am

Err something like that Andrew! ::)
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Re: Two screens with FS2002...

Postby BFMF » Sat Mar 08, 2003 12:38 pm

Or maybe it has something to do with being married ;D ;)
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Re: Two screens with FS2002...

Postby ozzy72 » Sat Mar 08, 2003 4:08 pm

Woman, the greatest money reducing agent known to man! ;D ;D
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