Advice for Triple Monitor Setup

digitalninja · 22nd Dec 2007, 11:35 PM

Hello all,

I am attempting to setup triple monitors. I have read that it is wise to get two of the same video card so you only have to install one set of drivers. So i went to best buy and bought two NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT's. I attach both of them to my motherboard and boot up the computer. All is fine so far....

I install the latest drivers from NVIDIA, reboot. I then go to the device manager and see there is a problem. The error I get says: Code 12, not enough free resources that it can use.
Image located here:
whybuyg8.com/images/code-12.jpg

Any ideas on how to fix this issue? I am a novice when it comes to video card issues? Please feel free to provide any type of info whether it be basic or advanced. I am really desperate at this point.

Thanks in advance.

Misc Info:
Tyan K8WE motherboard
2GB of RAM
Dual Opterons
both cards are in PCI-express slots

digitalninja · 23rd Dec 2007, 02:05 AM

RESOLUTION:

I found out that the BIOS on my motherboard was outdated and needed an update to get the problem fixed. The problem is, is that i cant flash my bios as i dont have a floppy drive. Lol.

So I took out the dual NVIDIA cards and stuck in a couple of radeon cards (one X700 and one X1300) and it works beautifully. Now lets see if bestbuy will let me return the NVIDIA cards.

Adrian Wong · 23rd Dec 2007, 02:19 AM

Check and see if your motherboard supports updating the BIOS using a Windows utility. Many motherboards now do that. Then you can update the BIOS without using a floppy disk.

Chai · 25th Dec 2007, 11:02 PM

I think there's Windows utility for both Award and AMI BIOS.

22nd Dec 2007, 11:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
digitalninja Newbie Join Date: 22 Dec 2007 Posts: 2 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Advice for Triple Monitor Setup Hello all, I am attempting to setup triple monitors. I have read that it is wise to get two of the same video card so you only have to install one set of drivers. So i went to best buy and bought two NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT's. I attach both of them to my motherboard and boot up the computer. All is fine so far.... I install the latest drivers from NVIDIA, reboot. I then go to the device manager and see there is a problem. The error I get says: Code 12, not enough free resources that it can use. Image located here: whybuyg8.com/images/code-12.jpg Any ideas on how to fix this issue? I am a novice when it comes to video card issues? Please feel free to provide any type of info whether it be basic or advanced. I am really desperate at this point. Thanks in advance. Misc Info: Tyan K8WE motherboard 2GB of RAM Dual Opterons both cards are in PCI-express slots

23rd Dec 2007, 02:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
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25th Dec 2007, 11:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,762 Reputation: 3984 Rep Power: 72	I think there's Windows utility for both Award and AMI BIOS. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

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23rd Dec 2007, 02:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
digitalninja Newbie Join Date: 22 Dec 2007 Posts: 2 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	RESOLUTION: I found out that the BIOS on my motherboard was outdated and needed an update to get the problem fixed. The problem is, is that i cant flash my bios as i dont have a floppy drive. Lol. So I took out the dual NVIDIA cards and stuck in a couple of radeon cards (one X700 and one X1300) and it works beautifully. Now lets see if bestbuy will let me return the NVIDIA cards.