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--- In IBM_T2X_LCD@yahoogroups.com, "yeangchng" <yeang_chng@...> wrote:
\n>
\n> Hi all,
\n>
\n> I recently bought 2 XFX 8800GTX cards to drive my 1x dg3 and 1x dg5.
\n> I was rather happy to see Wilson's post about his not needing DVI
\n> detectives to run his DG5 with his 8800GTX any more.
\n>
\n> However, when I tried running my DG3 or DG5 with either 8800GTX, if
\n> only 1 DVI input is connected, the monitor is detected and active,
\n> but if I connect 2 DVI inputs (to the same DG3/DG5) the monitor is
\n> not detected and stays inactive. I tried swapping connectors, which
\n> didn't help. Strangely, I have a Dell 2001FP 20" LCD which is handy
\n> to have around at times like these, so I plugged it into one of the
\n> DVI inputs while the DG3 or DG5 was plugged into the other. The Dell
\n> is recognized, but in this case even though there was only 1 DVI
\n> input from the T221, the T221 remained unrecognized and invisible to
\n> the driver in Windows! This hints at some sort of voltage issue that
\n> is sufficient to detect the T221 when only 1 DVI input is connected,
\n> but when both are used, the voltage falls below some critical
\n> threshold perhaps?
\n>
\n> Regardless, the only way around it that I have found so far is to
\n> connect a DVI detective to each input. And to think that I had
\n> gotten away from that. This means that I will have to fork out for
\n> two more of these little devices. Ridiculous - perhaps I will just
\n> sell off these overpriced monster cards and go back to my 6800GTOs.
\n>
\n> Wilson, if you are reading this, what brand is your 8800GTX that you
\n> do not need a DVI detective? I'm really confused by this since the
\n> reference design should be the same. What BIOS revision does yours
\n> have?
\n>
\n> Thanks all, if anyone else has any data points on whether 8800GTXs
\n> need DVI detectives or not that would be useful. Again, both of mine
\n> (XFX 8800GTX) need DVI detectives if both DVI outputs are connected
\n> to T221s (either DG3 or DG5, same result).
\n>
\n> Yeang
\n>