Multiple monitors

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richardgrosser Trainee
Joined: Mar 13, 2007 Posts: 3
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Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:14 am

Does anybody know how to direct a particular screen to an individual monitor. The simulator (an OV-1 Mohawk cockpit) has three LCDs. A large screen with a Fresnel lens for the outside view, a smaller screen set into the instrument panel for the instruments and a separate screen on the co-pilot's side for the instructor which should display the normal cockpit view (outside and instruments). I want this setup to be the default so that it does not have to be setup every time you start FSX. Initially, I configured the nVidia graphics card to make the two pilot's side monitors into one large portrait format monitor. This works quite well, but does not permit the third monitor (on a separate graphics card) to display anything useful. No one (including nVidia) seems to know how to do this or if it can be done. I would be very appreciative if anyone can solve this problem.

Richard C. Grosser
Palm Springs Air Museum

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RadarMan Chief Captain
Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 17934 Location: U.S.A
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Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:42 am

I'm quite certain that it cannot be locked for use the next time.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307873

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/display_multi_monitors_overview.mspx?mfr=true

Radar

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richardgrosser Trainee
Joined: Mar 13, 2007 Posts: 3
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Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:20 pm

This problem does not really relate to Windows XP settings- the issue is with Flight Simulator. Can I tell FSX to always display the instrument panel on monitor 2, for example?

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RadarMan Chief Captain
Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 17934 Location: U.S.A
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Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:47 am

richardgrosser wrote:

This problem does not really relate to Windows XP settings- the issue is with Flight Simulator. Can I tell FSX to always display the instrument panel on monitor 2, for example?

I doubt it.
I've never see the setting in FS9 or FSX that could do that.
It may be done with some of the hardware/software that you can buy for multiple monitors but then your talking real money and tech know how.
There are hardware forums that deal with that.

Radar

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Netz Rafi (Rafi) First Officer
Joined: Oct 16, 2003 Posts: 268
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Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:16 pm

Try to save the flight with the set up I like and the next time it may came back

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