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Greetings from cold and windy Pirkkala, Finland. As this is my first email in this forum I really hope that I am writing under correct topic.

I have been building Cessna 172 flight simulator from real C172 fuselage for 3 years now. I am using Triplehead2go for outside view (3 x 21" LG wide LCD). I have seen videos in Youtube where Triplehead and Dualhead are running in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004. For example this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA1C9O0H22Q

I would like to use my current outside view:
http://www.lentosimulaattori.1g.fi/kuvat/043.JPG

, but also use 2 extra sideviews for sidewindows. This way it is much easier to fly the sim for example near airports (traffic circuits, etc.)

As Matrox have adviced not to give support for multiple adapters (their advice was that it is possible but they 'suggest' only one adapter per machine) I would like to ask from you experts here:

How I can use Triplehead and Dualhead at the same time in FS 2004?
I have display card with 2 outputs. One is now used for Triplehead output.
I was planning to use that other output for Dualhead.

I would really need your help from this point forward.

Thank you in advance and feel free to ask more about our project:
http://www.lentosimulaattori.1g.fi/kuvat/

Best regards,
Olli-Petteri

well actually what suggest is this, If you use the Duel head you can only use those two LCD's for 1 side view. I would suggest getting another card and hooking up the other two lcd's with there own port. This way you can configure each lcd for the view you want. (u can use a cheap card if you are only using it for your peripherals.

Though, I you are just extending the veiw you have right now, you can go ahead and use a duelhead2go to make a bigger outside view. I kinda am confused as to what you want. anyway, the way you do this is to, take it out of fullscreen mode, then unlock the outside view window. Next extend it over the other two monitor and then hit fullscreen again.

well actually what suggest is this, If you use the Duel head you can only use those two LCD's for 1 side view. I would suggest getting another card and hooking up the other two lcd's with there own port. This way you can configure each lcd for the view you want. (u can use a cheap card if you are only using it for your peripherals.

Though, I you are just extending the veiw you have right now, you can go ahead and use a duelhead2go to make a bigger outside view. I kinda am confused as to what you want. anyway, the way you do this is to, take it out of fullscreen mode, then unlock the outside view window. Next extend it over the other two monitor and then hit fullscreen again.

I would like to use triplehead as it is now (3 outside views)
-> from display card output 1

I would like to add dualhead for 2 90" sideviews (left & right windows)
-> from display card output 2

Triplehead has it's own software to run things in FS2004 (you can choose fs2004 from Triplehead software list).

1. If I would like to use also Dualhead same time, do I need to install also all softwares for this? How it might affect for Triplehead settings?

2. When I start up FS2004, how do you think I can see dualhead windows?

I know that there is a possibility in FS2004 to undock window views and drag them into different monitors. This way I could open left and right window views and move them into right displays.

So my question basically is that if I am already using triplehead and when I start up fs2004 with also dualhead connected, what kind of view I might end up having.

... what kind of view I might end up having.

I really don't know, I haven't spent much time on Flight Sim. It'll show up as having 2 monitors connected. If you can undock, you're good. Why don't you try doing it on just your tipplehead to see if you can undock and mover anyway. Of even just hook up another monitor and try it.