Onboard video with Dual-head capability?
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Fatwah on Western Digital
Intel has made several of those. I built one a few weeks ago that had a VGA + DVI setup, which apparently worked well enough for my user's needs. I can't remember what model it was but I distinctly recall that it also had parallel and an IDE port but no PS/2.
Anyway, it could and did run two monitors, which did not strike me as particularly remarkable.
Anyway, it could and did run two monitors, which did not strike me as particularly remarkable.
ddrueding
Fixture
I read a number of reviews a while ago where some onboard video would only mirror to the multiple outputs, only presenting one to the OS. I don't remember which one it was.
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Fatwah on Western Digital
OK so I'm slightly wrong and was misremembering the Parallel port.
The board I'm thinking of was a DG33TL.
The board I'm thinking of was a DG33TL.
ddrueding
Fixture
Thanks for the info. I'll be checking out other options. I can't find "supports multiple monitors" on most of the spec sheets...
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Fatwah on Western Digital
ddrueding
Fixture
Alright. I surrender 
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Fatwah on Western Digital
Just remember that when I'm looking for a job, Mr. CIO guy.
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
Are you going to move to California now?
ddrueding
Fixture
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Fatwah on Western Digital
The company I work for provides no benefits other than my very flexible schedule, and my employment isn't all that secure.
Given the choice of going back to contracting full time and moving, I'd probably look longingly at my wrists, then a razor blade, then my wrists again, and then I would probably decide to move.
mubs
Storage? I am Storage!
No health care either? That sucks.
You should move, Merc. It'll do you good.
You should move, Merc. It'll do you good.
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Fatwah on Western Digital
I think I be paid maybe around half what I'm worth too, but that part bothers me not so much.
Yarr.
Yarr.
ddrueding
Fixture
Well, right now I'm a CIO guy with a staff of none. I wouldn't mind filling that in with the all-stars from around here...when I get a budget...when the economy turns around...in a few years...
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Fatwah on Western Digital
True story:
There's a woman I met through another forum who is the Windows system admin for a business with about 150 users. She sends me E-mails and IMs and stuff and basically I tell her exactly how to do her job.
Today her boss, who really knows even less than she does asked her "Who is that guy you're always asking about stuff?"
And she told him.
He called me directly to ask me questions.
She makes $25k a year more than I do.
There's a woman I met through another forum who is the Windows system admin for a business with about 150 users. She sends me E-mails and IMs and stuff and basically I tell her exactly how to do her job.
Today her boss, who really knows even less than she does asked her "Who is that guy you're always asking about stuff?"
And she told him.
He called me directly to ask me questions.
She makes $25k a year more than I do.
ddrueding
Fixture
Well, I just accepted a 20% or so pay cut in order to get insurance (first time in 12 years), 401k, misc other benefits and a reliable paycheck in these uncertain times.
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Fatwah on Western Digital
Health care and retirement savings are worth a lot more than 20% and you know it.
ddrueding
Fixture
Indeed I do, otherwise it would have been a bad move.
Will Rickards
Storage Is My Life
Yeah I have one of those pegasus Dual DVI ADD2 cards Model #35111140 (made by wintec industries) for the Intel onboard graphics (G33M chip). It is supposed to work. But it doesn't seem to fit right when I put it in my case. The gold contacts aren't all in on the one side. So it sits in a box till I figure out what to do with it.
The technology is called SVDO or something like that. It supposedly works with 915G/945G Motherboards, and Intel GMA 900/950 graphics controllers. And up (thus the G33). The add on card doesn't actually have more than a silicon graphics interface chip on it. It uses the onboard video to drive the ports.
I just moved so stuff is still in boxes. Finding and getting that card adjusted so it fits right is not high on the priority list. Heck I don't even have dual monitors.
The technology is called SVDO or something like that. It supposedly works with 915G/945G Motherboards, and Intel GMA 900/950 graphics controllers. And up (thus the G33). The add on card doesn't actually have more than a silicon graphics interface chip on it. It uses the onboard video to drive the ports.
I just moved so stuff is still in boxes. Finding and getting that card adjusted so it fits right is not high on the priority list. Heck I don't even have dual monitors.
ddrueding
Fixture
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Fatwah on Western Digital
Wintec is not a brand I think of when someone says the word "quality", Will.
Will Rickards
Storage Is My Life
Yeah but they were one of the only ones with a dual head dvi card.
You can find plenty of the single dvi port ones (ebay seemed to have loads) but the duals were rare. And I couldn't see how they could possibly screw up putting some Silicon Image chips on a board with two dvi connectors.
I think I tried putting it in my old machine and it fit fine. So I don't know if there is something weird with this case/mobo combination I have or what.
I'll probably end up with one of the low end ATI cards soon enough.
You can find plenty of the single dvi port ones (ebay seemed to have loads) but the duals were rare. And I couldn't see how they could possibly screw up putting some Silicon Image chips on a board with two dvi connectors.
I think I tried putting it in my old machine and it fit fine. So I don't know if there is something weird with this case/mobo combination I have or what.
I'll probably end up with one of the low end ATI cards soon enough.