Running 2 Nvidia cards, non-sli, multi monitor - possible?

[Gangster]

Hey all

Just wanted to see if I can connect more than 2 monitors by adding another graphics card to my pc.

Primary card is a Nvidia card and the second is also an nvidia card.

I've got 2 monitors connected at the moment which work fine, however a third is not connecting via the second graphics card.

windows shows code 43 error, which Googling seems to be driver related but I'm not sure if I can install a 6600GTs drivers over my 9800GTX drivers...?

Complete newbie to this, if anyone could help that would be great. I've been told it can work, and there would only be a problem if it was mixing Nvidia and ATI.

Thanks

 

[Gangster]

I'm running Windows 7 now, tried rebooting several times and no result.

The 2 on my 9800GTX work fine, just this addition of the 6600GT is not working, code 43 error but I can't find a way to get it to work.

I'll try and update to newest drivers, although I'm fairly up to date already.

If anyone got anything I could try, please post

 

[Gangster]

abit ip35 pro and a ocz 700w (only the 9800gtx+ needs power).

Still not working, tried to disable and re-enable both cards.

 

[Gangster]

So the pci-e isn't working with the 6600GT?

What about a PCI card, would that work? I'm only after 2D usage on the 3rd monitor.

Specs State "The main PCI Express x16 slot works at x16, but the second PCI Express x16 slot, works only at x4" - Does that identify Gen 1 or Gen 2?

 

[Gangster]

just an update, booted up with the 6600gt and it works ok - however the win7 can't 'recognise' the 6600gt as a graphics card and utilise it, its offering bog standard low resolutions just as if I have just formatted the pc.

Anyone got any solutions, I've tried to install the driver and it appears that the nvidia control panel isn't popping up - almost as if it can't install anything because it thinks no nvidia card is there.

The error code of 43 is still appearing