which connector for primary with 2 crts on 9700Pro

Wounded Paw

It might sound like a dumb question but I've noticed some weird differences depending on which connectors I plug my primary monitor into on my 9700 Pro. I use 2 crts with my 21" being the primary. Should it be connected to the plain VGA connector and the secondary CRT monitor connected to the DVI using the dongle or should it be the other way around.
I'm asking because when I had it hooked up the first way and the 21" set as the primary monitor in display settings I would always get programs returning the other CRT as the primary??
Just wanted to know if there's some actual difference in setting up the displays one way or the other?

OldBuzzard

I am using a 9500 Pro with 2x monitors.

The VGA out is ALWAYS the primary monitor output, and the secondary is out of the DVI.

When you swapped the connections to the monitors, your 21" became the secondary, and that is why the applications opened on your 'secondary' (which by that time was now the primary).

While ATI's HYDROVISION is ok for managing 2x monitors, I like ULTRAMON a whole lot better.

Since I'm still using Win98SE, I have that 'known issue' of 'Desktop Icons May Not Appear on a Secondary Monitor' Previous to using Ultramon, the only way to fix it was to edit a registry entry, and then move all the icons back to their proper places. With Ultramon, I get a 'save positions' option for the desktop icons, and if my registry setting gets 'scrambled', Ultramon automatically puts the icons where they belong.

Necrosis

You can actually select monitor you want for your primary and secondary. PW PM me if you would like to learn more about Ultramon.

OldBuzzard

Necrosis, would that ability be something that XP allows you to do, or is it someting that you can do with all versions of Windows ??