Using multi VGA card makers

[Phrik]

I know I asked this back then, and it worked for me back then.

Now I can't get it to work anymore.

I have an extra X1800 and 2x 8800 GTX (on SLI). I finally got a chance to test this out the weekend. The 8800 cards are SLIed but I always need to use a second monitor. I usually just turn off SLI mode. But I want it permanently ON. So I plugged the extra X1800 ATI card, but doesn't get recognized by Windows at all. I installed the latest ATI drivers already. Installing the driver was a fight too. Got it installed once, but the card isn't recognized.

Any help and/or info about setting something up like this would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers !

 

[Phrik]

Going back to this again...

Does anyone have experienced or know if this is now possible to use multiple VGA card makers on the CPU "again" ? The X1800 is used on something else now, so I'm thinking of getting a small HD2400pro/xt just to run 2 extra monitors, and run the primary monitor off the SLIed 8800GTX.

Share your thoughts please...!