5870 CrossfireX Help

[Roadhog]

I need a little help here. This is my first time with ATI since my 9700 pro. Anyways, the problem is, I have 2 monitors, and I can only get a display on one of them. I have tried nearly everything I can think of. The monitor turns on like it is getting feed, but the screen just stays black. I can even drag windows over to the other display, yet I cannot see them.

I have tried with crossfire enabled, and with crossfire disabled, makes no difference. Still can't get anything to display on the second screen.

If anyone could walk me through how to set it up so it will work, that would be great.

System specs:
Intel Xeon W3520
Asus p6t7 ws supercomputer
2x ati 5870
1x nvidia 8800gtx
2x OCZ agility 120gb SSD raid 0
12gb ddr3 2000mhz

 

[FranklyShankly]

Are you plugging both monitors into the same card? With crossfire enabled they need to be.

 

[Shadowssong]

Eyefinity does not work with crossfire yet.

 

[FranklyShankly]

Eyefinity does not work with crossfire yet.

But 2 monitors with an extended desktop worked with previous generation crossfire didn't it? I think that's what he wants, not the game on both screens.

 

[Roadhog]

I just want my desktop on both monitors.

I am plugging in 1 monitor to each card, as they only have 1 dvi port.

 

[Shadowssong]

But 2 monitors with an extended desktop worked with previous generation crossfire didn't it? I think that's what he wants, not the game on both screens.

Oh ok, misread the question, sorry.

 

[Blackforge]

I just want my desktop on both monitors.

I am plugging in 1 monitor to each card, as they only have 1 dvi port.

The 5870s have two DVI ports on each card. I have yet to see one that doesn't. Only plug them into one card.

 

[Roadhog]

oh man... I am just going to pretend I didn't make this thread and go on my way...

They were plugged into the same card. BUT... I am an idiot. I had the 2nd monitor on composite input somehow. Dunno how it got there...

/facepalm

btw: messy pic of my system... I need to organize it a bit. >_<