Help with Dual displays!

[rpf717]

I'm trying to extend my destop to my TV. I am familiar with this process, as I have a laptop that I've been doing this for a while. Normally I just go to Control Panel/Settings/Display, then go to the Settings tab. Select the second monitor and check "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor."

On my Desktop, however, the settings tab doesn't even give me the option of having a second monitor. It only shows a single monitor (ie there are no gray boxes with the number 1 and number 2 in them)

Using the NVidia driver program, I'm able to "Clone" my desktop (ie both displays are "number 1") or use the tv as a "Single" desktop, but it gives me no option to have a "dual" desktop where one is able to drag the mouse across the screen.

I've even enabled "Window spanning across multiple displays" under the Windows tab of nView Manager that comes with the nVidia software.

My setup:
ASUS A8N-SLI deluxe mb (I've never updated bios yet)
Leadtek winfast 6600GT

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[JaceAce32]

Go to display properties -> advanced -> Nvidia... and in one of the tabs you should see "Force TV detection" check this box apply settings and it should ask you to restart. Yes Restart and go into Nvidia advanced settings again and do "CLoning" "Spaning" "Single"... hopefully that works, let us know

 

[rpf717]

The botton that says "force TV detection" is grayed out. I can't click on it.

Also forgot to mention I'm using MCE 2005

Again the wierd thing is that when I click on display properties then settings it doesn't show the two gray boxes with the numbers in it like it does on my laptop and as it shows in the manual for the graffics card. It just shows an acutal picture of a single monitor?

Any other ideas? still only letting me do "clone" and "single"

Would updating the bios help?

Thanks again

 

[JaceAce32]

update nvidia drivers first and if that doesnt work, try a prog called ultramon

 

[rpf717]

Updating the drivers worked! Strange thought, because they were from July, and I know that my laptop drivers are older than that. So I thought that couldn't be it.

Anyhow thanks for your help, I really appreciate it!

 

[JaceAce32]

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