Dual Headed PE1900

Jim Nelson jim.nelson at neteasyinc.com
Wed Feb 6 11:57:10 CST 2008


Ronan Mullally wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm looking at a PE1900 as a workstation rather than a headless server.
> Is it possible to disable the onboard VGA and use a dual-headed PCI
> Express video card, or are there other issues that will cause problems?
> 
> The video performance isn't vital - the box won't be doing any funky
> graphics, it just needs to run two displays.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> 
> -Ronan
> 

It does not have a x16 slot, so you'll have to be careful which card you use. 
Most cards only fit in a x16 slot.

I'd get one of the PCI dual-head - it'll be a little cheaper.



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