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by thv ramirez

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I have just built a new PC for a user and it is running Windows 98SE. I understand that multiple monitors can be run under this environment. But when I installed the second graphics card and monitor it set the PCI card as the primary card. Is there anyway to set the AGP card as the primary as this is the higher spec of the two?

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by hstahl

That's a common "problem" w/ multiple monitors. It has to do w/ the order your BIOS initializes the adapters. Most BIOS by default will initialize the PCI cards first. You need to contact your BIOS vendor to see if an update version is available that will let you init the AGP card first.

-Heath

-Heath

by arg cio

You may not even need a bios upgrade.. check in you bios to see if there is an option to set "init video= AGPfirst" under Advanced Options, I think.

by fenaikh

Hi body
If your BIOS Suport setting the AGP first boot then sit it. if not get upgrade for your BIOS. (First answer)
Try this trick for 2 PCI cards

1-Make sure one of the card is working.
2-Set up the second.
3-The one show you the POST is your primary
4-To change the primary one flip PCI slots

For Future Use of 2 monitor check this new technology. (dule monitors) which gives you to mintors with one card.new Millennium G450 from matrox. Visit: http://www.matrox.com
I hope you stisfy with this.
best regard
Mohamed
fenaikh@hotmail.com

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