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Rick Glazier <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:58:11 -0500
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Look in the BIOS for a setting about Initiating the AGP card first.
The Award BIOSs have that setting.
                         Rick Glazier

From: "Changhsu P. Liu" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 3:56 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] 2 monitor setup


> I have 2 video cards (one AGP, one PCI) connected to 2 monitors. I use one
> monitor connected to AGP card as my major one and turn the other monitor
> off until I need to use specific programs (I keep tool palettes on the
> second monitor). When the computer starts, it always starts with the
> monitor connected to PCI card. All the BIOS, hardware info is shown on this
> monitor. After it boots to Windows, the main desktop goes back to monitor
> connected to AGP card. Is there a way to have the startup information to
> show on monitor connected to AGP card without switching monitors with
> cards? I'd like to have my main monitor connected to the faster AGP video
> card...

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