Switching between 3 -> 1 monitor?

L2Phantom · Post by **L2Phantom** » 28 Nov 2008, 23:49

Just a quick question. I bought Tomb Raider Underworld and it doesn't run at 5040 x 1050. So I'm hoping to play it on just one monitor, however I don't know how to get it to work without unplugging everything every time.

Is there an easy way any of you have figured out that you can switch between the center of the 3 monitors (as the 1 monitor you use) and switch between using all 3 relatively easy?

Thanks.

Post by **scavvenjahh** » 29 Nov 2008, 01:01

You don't have to unplug anything ! Using PowerDesk/GXM you can :
-go single-screen and "swap displays" until you get 1680x1050 on the center screen.
-attach a "profile" to your current res. Do it for 1680 "centered" and 5040.
-bind a Hotkey to switch between resolution profiles. I used Alt+X.
(I don't have GXM installed atm, but it's all pretty straightforward when you know what you're looking for...)

That's it, now with a press of your hotkey you can instantly switch from your regular TripleHead desktop to 1680x1050 on the center screen and be ready to play those tripleheadophobic titles :)

L2Phantom · Post by **L2Phantom** » 29 Nov 2008, 01:17

Wow dude, thank you so much... No more getting on all fours and unplugging everything... :twisted:

L2Phantom · Post by **L2Phantom** » 29 Nov 2008, 10:27

-go single-screen

Ran into a problem finding how to set just one monitor.

How is this done? I think I know how to do everything else in your post, though.

Post by **scavvenjahh** » 29 Nov 2008, 13:45

What problem do you run into ??
Just change your display resolution to 1680x1050, either in Matrox GXM or Windows Display Properties. Two screens will go blank.

L2Phantom · Post by **L2Phantom** » 30 Nov 2008, 09:57

When I click on "Change" and then click 1 monitor and click 16:10, 1680 x 1050 shows up but the Apply but is grayed out so I cannot change it.

Also, on the windows resizer for nvidia, it does not show 1680x1050, only 1600x1200.

:?

Post by **scavvenjahh** » 30 Nov 2008, 13:10

Hmm.
1) Does 1680x1050 work when you disconnect the TH2G and use a single screen directly connected to your graphics card ?
2) With TH2G back in place, did you point Windows to GXM.ini as the "monitor" driver ?

L2Phantom · Post by **L2Phantom** » 30 Nov 2008, 23:19

Yes, native resolution of the monitors is 1680 x 1050.

Monitor driver is set to "Matrox TripleHead2Go".

L2Phantom · Post by **L2Phantom** » 01 Dec 2008, 07:35

Here is a screen shot of it.. I just found out regardless of what resolution I click they are all grayed out. Not sure what that means :shock:

http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helpmegj2.jpg

L2Phantom · Post by **L2Phantom** » 01 Dec 2008, 21:49

Gonna try contacting Matrox, thanks for the attempts at a solution scavvenjahh.

L2Phantom · Post by **L2Phantom** » 01 Dec 2008, 23:43

If anyone else has this problem, the matrox staff informed me its because the OS is only detecting the Matrox instead of the monitors themselves; which is why its not letting me select the native resolution of the monitor.

When you set up 5040x1050, you need to make it so the Matrox is the one detected and not the monitors themselves, so I'm going to try and find a way around this with him.

garcol · Post by **garcol** » 02 Dec 2008, 21:46

Follow this "sticky" http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/node/9196

I had to do a couple of restarts to get the 1680x1050 to work properly once I added it. But in the end it works like a champ.
Not only that but when I select something that displays only in the single screen it does it automatically.

L2Phantom · Post by **L2Phantom** » 02 Dec 2008, 21:56

Thanks for the link, however I have the same problem as the guy who posted there last and had to call Matrox. 1680x1050 wont show up as a Desktop resolution (even though its the monitors default) while the Matrox is listed as the primary driver / monitor (which I had to enable for it to work in 5040x1050).

So...

Yeah. Stumped. :?

L2Phantom · Post by **L2Phantom** » 03 Dec 2008, 08:26

As an update for anyone who shares our issue, the Matrox staff contacted me and told me you can add custom resolutions that don't appear as a standard on the Matrox device itself via their remote control help team.

This is, not using custom resolutions through nvidia, but through the Matrox device itself it can be added and saved.

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