[G4] Display Mirroring/Spanning Question

[Daniel Brieck]

Jeff,

You need a newer card that supports spanning of multiple displays...

Dan Brieck Jr.

On Monday, June 30, 2003, at 11:58  PM, Jeff Hauser wrote:

> I've got a question...I have a G4 sawtooth with the
> standard Rage Pro graphics.  I just hooked up a flat
> panel to the DVI, and my monitor to the VGA.  I'd
> like to have the desktop span the two monitors, but
> only the flat panel will work with my current setup.
> (Interesting to note that the VGA montior will work up
>
> to a certain point in the boot process, and then
> they'll switch, with the VGA going dark.)
>
> I assume the card that I have can't do what I want,
> since I don't have "Arrange" available to me in the
> Displays part of system prefs.
>
> What do I need to enable spanning of displays?  A
> second card, or a newer one?
>
> TIA
>
> Jeff
>