[G4] Anyone know how to get extended desktop on a G4/533DA?

Tony Gamble tgamble180 at rogers.com
Fri Jan 27 18:57:44 PST 2006


I use Screen Spanning Doctor (http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ 
ibook_e.html) on my iBook; maybe it'll work on your DA.  Worth a shot.

Tony


On 27-Jan-06, at 8:48 PM, corendurance wrote:

> I've just inherited a G4/533mHz (I believe it's a single processor  
> Digital
> Audio version). It has a NVDA GeForce 2 MX video card. I'm trying  
> to get an
> extended desktop using two monitors - one is an Apple Studio  
> Display 17
> using the DVI connector, and the second is a KDS 17" LCD using the VGA
> 15-pin port. Both monitors are running on the same GeForce2 card.
>
> Oh, I'm also running OS X 10.2.6
>
> Right now the best I can get is mirrored displays. Display  
> preferences won't
> give me any options. Is there any kind of software patch or other  
> setting
> that will allow me to stop mirroring displays and extend the  
> desktop across
> both monitors?
>
> If not, then is there another video card or adapter that will work  
> in this
> Mac and let me do the same thing?
> Thanks!
>
>
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