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Second 19" Monitor Added To My Dell D620 System

I have added a second 19" monitor to my D620 system at work. The first monitor has an analogue connection to the docking station but the second monitor has a DVI connection.

The two monitor setup is a vast improvement over my previous single monitor setup allowing me to run my development environment in one window and view the application I am developing in another. This is achieved by extending the desktop.

The only glitch I currently have is that I have the analogue monitor on my left and the DVI on the right. The analogue has been registered as the first monitor and the DVI as the second but I have set the DVI as my primary monitor. It all works fine when I set it up but on a reboot the XP swaps the monitors so that it thinks the anaologe is on the right and the DVI on the left. Presumably I have missed a setting that is needed to save which way around the monitors physically are on my desktop.

posted on Monday, February 26, 2007 4:38 PM

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# re: Second 19" Monitor Added To My Dell D620 System 2/26/2007 7:23 PM Aaron Robinson

Shandy,

In the settings dialog, where you see the representation of the monitors and can set their resolution and the like, you can click and drag those monitors around. This lets you put one on the other side of the other, as well as specifying to an extent any physical difference in height so that Windows can intelligently move your mouse from one monitor to the next in a straight line.

- Aaron

# re: Second 19" Monitor Added To My Dell D620 System 2/27/2007 9:57 AM Shandy

Aaron,
I tried exactly that and it worked until I rebooted when the XP seemed to forgot the settings and switch the monitors. However, this morning when I switched my laptop on it remembered so I have presumably ticked whatever box was required to "remember" the settings ;-)

# re: Second 19" Monitor Added To My Dell D620 System 2/27/2007 2:25 PM Tim Dutton

Hi Shandy,

Have you tried ultramon (www.ultramon.com). A great little utility for working with multiple monitors. It allows you to have mirrored/independent task bars on each monitor (among other things).

Cheers
Tim

# re: Second 19" Monitor Added To My Dell D620 System 2/28/2007 11:49 AM Shandy

Edward,
I'd not heard of Ultramon before but it looks interesting so I'll download it and have a look.

btw Good to hear from you again!

Many thanks
Shandy

# re: Second 19" Monitor Added To My Dell D620 System 9/11/2007 4:48 PM kisi

It allows you to have mirrored/independent task bars on each monitor (among other things)

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# re: Second 19" Monitor Added To My Dell D620 System 2/8/2008 9:05 AM Rabbit

what cable do u use from the monitor to the docking station? (do you have the exact model #? )

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