G5 (2004) Installed ATI 9200 128mb AGB

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netveano

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Hi,

I bought a used G5 this is my first time using a mac, I installed the drivers then removed the original graphics card and installed a ATI.

I want to run 2 monitors- so when I booted the system and plugged the two monitors, only one of my screens loaded and it showed the background of my OS. My mouse would move off the screen- so it felt as if I was on the 2nd screen. But the other screen would not load (and it was on).

How do I properly set this up?
 
... but was it a Mac video card you upgraded to?

Also, you may need BOTH cards installed to run two monitors if they do not explicitly support driving multiple monitors.
 
Why did you start a new thread with your same issue?
http://macosx.com/forums/hardware-p...128mb-agp-g5-2004-dual-monitor-wont-work.html

Did you try swapping the display cables at the video card?
Can you get each display to work on each port? Connect only one display at a time, then swap that display to the other port.

Can't you connect both displays to your original card?
All original vid cards in a PowerMac G5 would support dual displays. The original standard nVidia FX5200 isn't a really high end card, but does support dual displays with the right adapters.
What ports are on your original card? probably one DVI, and one ADC connector?
 
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