Dual Display Quirk

[thestalkmore]

So I can't run FFXI in SLI, figured that out. Problem is, when I disable it. One card is used to export a display to my monitor, and the computer forces the second one to render a "second" imaginary display. Imagine it as if I had a second monitor next to my current one but I can't actually access it. The problem with this is, a lot of my programs now (LIKE FIREFOX AND VENTRILO SHIT), when I start them, try to open on this second imaginary display and are effectively useless because I can't access them, click on them, etc. Is there a way to disable this "second" monitor or to manually move my programs over to my visible display?

[AzazaelFenrir]

Ultramon is what I use for my Dual displays. It works remarkably well.

[Vertabreaker]

Go into your nVidia control panel and there's an option to change which monitor your applications open in. Change it from opening them in monitor 2 to monitor 1.

**EDIT**

This is what you're looking for:

http://www.gis.usu.edu/unix/taskbar5.GIF

You have both monitors pluged into your primary card right? If you have 1 monitor in one card and the other monitor in the other card it'll basically render your one monitor useless when you disable SLI.

Also, when you disable SLI are you rebooting after? If you're not, you have to.

[Avanarius]

You have both monitors pluged into your primary card right? If you have 1 monitor in one card and the other monitor in the other card it'll basically render your one monitor useless when you disable SLI.

Also, when you disable SLI are you rebooting after? If you're not, you have to.

Incorrect, you can have a second monitor on the second card while sli is disabled. It's currently how I am setup right now.

As far as I remember though, you can only have 1 monitor running with sli enabled unless you hook up the second monitor to a 3rd non-nvidia graphics card.

Also, you don't always have to reboot, it only seems necessary when it requests you do so, and for some reason it doesn't
always.


Back to the posters original question: When I disable SLI I have to go into the multiple monitor config option in the nvidia control panel and switch it back to dualview, I also do have an imaginary display, but It appears I have it disabled and acts as if it doesn't exist.