Crossfire + Dual Display ques

[CaNNoN_1981]

Spec is in sig below, Just borrowed a 2nd 19" tft from work to try a dual display at home but whenever I try to enable the 2nd monitor (by extending the desktop) it asks to turn off crossfire, is there no way to run a dual display and have crossfire enabled at the same time?

Ta CaNNoN

 

[deadeyedic30]

http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=168&type=expert&pid=3

First paragraph, not sure if it still applies with latest drivers.


From ATI site.
8. Can I use the CrossFire platform to drive multiple displays?

A. Yes, the CrossFire platform will work with ATI’s SurroundView™ multi-monitor technology to enable up to 5 separate displays when not running in CrossFire mode.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

No, you have to turn Crossfire off to run dual screens, its the same for Nvidia's SLi to.

 

[CaNNoN_1981]

What a bummer, seems daft to me, having 2 gfx cards to run in a special mode yet ya cant have 2 monitor's hooked up to it in that mode.

 

[lay-z-boy]

8. Can I use the CrossFire platform to drive multiple displays?

A. Yes, the CrossFire platform will work with ATI’s SurroundView™ multi-monitor technology to enable up to 5 separate displays when not running in CrossFire mode.

Man thats cheeky

 

[FrankJH]

Its always been the case - and its not really cheeky as you are using the full power of the 2nd card on the primary display so its kinda understandable.