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--- In IBM_T2X_LCD@yahoogroups.com, Sandon Van Ness <sandon@...> wrote:
\n>
\n> This was on a VP2290b with a Quadro 900 XGL (card that came with the
\n> monitor). I didn't realize that on the nvidia drivers when setting up
\n> custom resolutions (via the driver panel) you have to do it for each
\n> monitor. The info button would always say whatever the refresh rate was
\n> of the left half but I noticed it was much slower on the right half and
\n> the tearing became much better (and sometimes doesn't even happen now).
\n> Not sure how to find out the "EDID version" as I used the viewsonic
\ntool
\n> to select the 900 XGL and choose 25 Hz (or maybe it was 24).
\nNeedless to
\n> say I don't think the EDID mode matters as far as taking different
\n> refresh rates as I wasn't using the EDID information for the left half
\n> anyway. I think the main problem is that the EDID for the second port
\n> isn't the same and I believe you have to have a connection from the 1st
\n> port or it wont display anything.
\n>
\n> educationk12 wrote:
\n> >
\n> > Okay, so you had a 33Hz on the left and a 25Hz on the right. What were
\n> > your resolutions? What card(s) were you using? What firmware does your
\n> > monitor have? What did the monitor say when you pressed information
\n> > for the refresh rate (the button near the power & brightness buttons)?
\n> >
\n> > Sounds interesting.
\n> >
\n> > MD
\n> >
\n> > --- In IBM_T2X_LCD@yahoogroups.com
\n> > <mailto:IBM_T2X_LCD%40yahoogroups.com>, Sandon Van Ness <sandon@>
\n> > wrote:
\n> > >
\n> > > I don't think that matters as for the longest time I wasn't
\nrunning the
\n> > > same refresh rate on the left half of the screen as the right. For a
\n> > > while I was running @ 33 Hz on the left but only 25 on the
\nright, so I
\n> > > don't think they need to be genlocked or anything like that.
\n> > >
\n> > > Paul Grace wrote:
\n> > > >
\n> > > > If the cards are genlocked together it will work.
\n> > > >
\n> > > >
\n> > ----------------------------------------------------------
\n> > > > *From:* IBM_T2X_LCD@yahoogroups.com
\n> > <mailto:IBM_T2X_LCD%40yahoogroups.com>
\n> > > > [mailto:IBM_T2X_LCD@yahoogroups.com
\n> > <mailto:IBM_T2X_LCD%40yahoogroups.com>] *On Behalf Of *educationk12
\n> > > > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 06, 2007 23:38
\n> > > > *To:* IBM_T2X_LCD@yahoogroups.com
\n> > <mailto:IBM_T2X_LCD%40yahoogroups.com>
\n> > > > *Subject:* [IBM_T2X_LCD] Dual Computer with Single Monitor
\n> > > >
\n> > > > Does anybody know if you can connect two computers to one
\nmonitor and
\n> > > > display one computer in 1920x2400 and the other computer in
\n1920x2400
\n> > > > and end up getting 3840x2400 yet with two separate computers.
\nI have a
\n> > > > single-link FX1400 card pushing a monitor at 1920x2400 at 24Hz
\n(yet it
\n> > > > is in the center of the screen). Any thoughts?
\n> > > >
\n> > > > MD
\n> > > >
\n> > > >
\n> > >
\n> >
\n> >
\n>