Third-Party Solutions to Multiple Monitor Support for Windows NT

ID: Q162928


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51, 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server


SUMMARY

Third-party companies, such as Color Graphics, MATROX, STB, INTERGRAPH, ALTEX Electronics, and other companies provide solutions to multiple monitor support for Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000.


MORE INFORMATION

Color Graphics has a full line that support anywhere from two to eight monitors. The Color Graphics cards are based on the S3 chip set.

MATROX Millenium video cards in the same computer support multiple monitors.

STB Inc. provides the MVP-2X dual SVGA video card (ISA) with Microsoft Windows NT drivers supplied by STB. The card comes with MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, and OS/2 drivers. In addition, STB provides model MVP2X/MC for Micro Channel.

Other manufacturers that provide the capability of multiple screens are ALTEX Electronics and INTERGRAPH. These manufacturers make video cards with multiple VGA chips on them that drive several monitors in a video wall arrangement spread across 2, 4, 8, or 16 screens.

Windows 2000 also includes built-in Multiple Monitor Support.

Additional query words: OEM video display

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbhw kbsetup nthowto nthw NTSrvWkst
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:3.51,4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbinfo


Last Reviewed: January 31, 2000
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