Dual Monitor Help Needed

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So I have a Dell Optiplex SX270. It has an Intel Extreme Graphics 2 Controller with a DVI output.

So I bought a DVI-D Dual Link Splitter so that I could run dual monitors. The one monitor has a dual link DVI-D connector. The other has a Single Link DVI-D connector.

If I plug both into the splitter and reboot, I get the bios posts, I see the windows “I am booting up” screen(all of this cloned on both monitors), then it goes to nothing.

Also did this, windows up and running on the single DVI-D Dual link monitor. Unplug monitor, plug in splitter, plug in same DVI-D Dual linked monitor, I get nothing.

What gives? What am I doing wrong? I am under them impression that this card does allow 2 monitors because when I open the configuration software, it has the option but tells me to plug the monitor in first. Did I get the wrong Y cable?

Oh, this is windows btw

help me. I have plenty of Karma to give out.

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Well if you are getting BIOS on both and then the Windows boot screen…it sounds like you just need to configure both monitors in the control panel under display/settings.

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no can do, I never even get to that point where I can configure it

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oh nm…I didn’t realize you lose both monitors at that point.

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oh, more graphics card info: Intel 82865G Graphics Controller

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Where is Kevin im sure he can fix this…

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unplug one of them, then setup control panel for 2 monitors (plug the second in after you get into windows)

you’ll probably have to re-boot after that.

never used 2 on integrated video though, only ATI/nVidia

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i get no signal with one monitor plugged into the splitter :-/

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hmmmm… can you configure it without the splitter?

if worse comes to worse, kevin was selling a nvidia card not too long ago that should have dual DVI outputs

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buy a better video card.

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no can do on that, this little dell workstation is not expandable. Looks like I might be at a dead end.

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actually, try this

go into device manager. delete video adapter from the list and shutdown

Re-start with both monitors plugged in and see if that fixes it. it should automatically find the driver and re-install. If that doesn’t work, look around google for some kind of utility that does what you’re looking to do

edit: look for a program called UltraMon

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http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel865g/sb/CS-009178.htm

on-board does not support it

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oh man, how did I not see that page?

doh, that is dissapointing.