We bought a Matrox QID PCIe Low Profile and got the same problem. It seems we found a workaround that was to replace VIC 1.1.3 by VIC 1.1.6 (i got this version from UCL mbone tools that is more or less the same but a few changes).
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter DeSantis" <[email protected]> To: "John I Quebedeaux Jr" <[email protected]> Cc: "Derek Piper" <[email protected]>; "Todd Zimmerman" <[email protected]>; "'ag-tech'" <[email protected]>; "Westgrid-AGTECH" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 3:41 AM Subject: re[4]: [AG-TECH] Multi Display Cards Recommendation > We used XP sp2, Asus mainboards, 3.0ghz intel cpu etc etc. > > Im sure i sure 1 or 2 posts from someone else about this issue and that > there possibly was a fix, but we never tested it out. > I think the post stated links to 2 upgraded versions of vic that they > stated fixed the problem, but it wasnt clear that they were in fact > running in independentat screen mode to see the problem. > > As for the resolution matrox claim there is a tool on thier wesbite that > allows you to add this custom resoltuion, but i aint testededd it. > For what it is worth my opinion is that if you aint gonna use one of the > vic variations that allow greater than 388x252 pixel capture you should > not look to use anyhting higher than 1280x1024. > > Peter > > > >> Hi Peter, I realize this is a month later... but going back through > >> messages I found yours. > > > >> Well, I can confirm this behavior as well with the product now having > >> just > >> gotten the card in one of our nodes to try. I haven't tried that > >> resolution though, but have the screen corruption you talked about. > >> Did > >> it happen with any other application besides Vic?Any fix to this > >> problem? > >> Seemed to duplicate from screens 1 to 2 and 3 to 4. So we had to > >> resort > >> to the stretch mode and since our setup was just 2 projectors and 2 > >> monitors we went with 2x2 such that the windows taskbar stayed on the > >> operator monitors and had to drag stuff "up" to the projectors. > >> Annoying > >> for me, but worked. > > > >> Which OS were you doing this on? > > > >> Thanks, John Q. > >> -- > >> John I. Quebedeaux, Jr. > >> Louisiana State University > >> Computer Manager / LBRN & CCT / 131 Life Sciences Bldg. & 339 Johnston > >> Hall > >> e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] / web: http://lbrn.lsu.edu > >> & > >> http://cct.lsu.edu > >> phone: 225-578-0062 / fax: 225-578-2597 > > > >> On Jun 9, 2005, at 8:49 PM, Peter DeSantis wrote: > >
