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Need Help to Set Up 2 monitors (twin view) on ATi Radeon 9700 Pro for FS

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Hello All, I need some advice, tips and maybe a walk through on how I should set up my system, and maybe also what software I must use, to be able to have a twin view of the cockpit (3d & 2d). Well, let me first say exactly what my system consists of:Pentium 4 3 06GHz (with HT enabled)Asus P4G8X-D motherboardATi Radeon 9700 Pro1Gb Ram OEM160Gb Maxtor Hard-Disk2 x 19" XIOD (Samsung Tube) Flat Monitors - identicalTempretures are good, and no overclocking at all for now. As many already know (who use ATi), there is the HydraVision option to manipulate multiple monitors and displays. For the moment, I am not interested to see side views actually, but a more panoramic front view, if I am explaining myself well. So, my monitors are set exactly besides each other; for side views, left, right, etc, I am using other computers through WideFS (oh what a great masterpiece is this software!!, i bow at the author), so I am not into side views at all in this topic. The ATI Radeon 9700 Pro, got 2 output ports (actually 3, including the S-Video). The first output is the normal SVGA port, and the other is dedicated for TFT (LCD) screens, but with a bundled convertor, it can be used to hook up a second monitor. The OS I am using is Windows XP Pro (SP1). Through Windows XP display settings, you can extend your desktop working environment on both displays, with your mouse going from one monitor to the other (its freaky cool when I saw it for the first time!!) And with HydraVision enabled, you can maximize your window to fit on both monitors (perfectly aligned; with the help of Powerstrip as well). I think, that this is best for hardcore Excel/Spread Sheet users, because you do not have to scroll left & right on your sheet to see the data, coz you can see all the worksheet (that fits on 2 monitors, obviously) instantly without scrolling!! But I am a flight sim hardcore, and what interest me is how to make the virtual cockpit, and the 2d panel appear on both monitors. Well, I know that I am having a sort of a wide screen scenario here (16:9, or even higher), but on virtual cockpit this doesn't matter, coz it fits perfectly. From what I seen up to now, the 2D panel is sort of streched to fit on both screens, which gives out a very bad outcome. Besides, the scenery is not showing up at all on the second monitor. The HydraVision option cannot be implemented in this (at least to my knowledge and short experience) because the sim must be running in a window, and I hate that!!! I wish to know, how cockpit builders do it. This is 1 graphic card, pumping on 2 identical displays. I know that it is possible to have both displays, displaying different applications, because I read this on ATi's description (that was another reason why I bought it). For example, on monitor 1, you are playing Game A, and on monitor 2, you are running Application C, for example. Well, I am saying this in theory, quoting what I read, but I don't know heck how to do this. If I knew, I wouldn't be here begging for help :) So, is there anyone who can help me up please?? Lately, on Avsim, we were seeing an advert, of the Matrox Parhelia, displaying flight simulator on 3 monitors. Well, mine is an ATi Radeon 9700 Pro, and so far I have 2 monitors! Anyone know what I should do to see an extended front view please.Kind Regards,AlexMALTA

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