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Cannot get Eyefinity to work past 3 monitors
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Author:  Major_Sirius [ 24 Jun 2011, 02:27 ]
Post subject:  Cannot get Eyefinity to work past 3 monitors
I have been attempting to get this problem resolved off and on for quite some time now. Recently I upgraded 2 of my monitors so that all of them are displayport monitors. I have 4 x NEC EA231WMi and 2 x NEC E231W. They are all connected directly via mini-DP to DP cables (no adapters are used). These are simply single cables running directly from the video card to the monitor.

Yet, I can only get up to 3 monitors to run in Eyefinity. I have been successful in getting Eyefinity to run in 3x1 configs on either the upper or lower rows (I have the monitors setup in a 3x2) array.

I need assistance in getting all 6 screens running in a 3x2 config. I am at such a loss of how to get this to work. Nothing I have tried in the past seems to have worked. I have tried the 10.10 drivers and the most recent 11.6 drivers. No luck! Every time I try to setup a 3x2 setup I see either nothing happen, or the display will change to a different monitor, but with nothing else changed.

Is it possible that the cables are bad? Tell me if these are not correct: I have 3 x 6ft 32AWG DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort Cable - White (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10246&cs_id=1024606&p_id=6007&seq=1&format=2) and 3 x 10FT 32AWG DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort Cable (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10246&cs_id=1024606&p_id=6008&seq=1&format=2). Are they too long? Or are the specs just wrong? If so, what do I need?

My system info is as follows:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name System
System Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model GA-790XTA-UD4
System Type x64-based PC
Processor AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor, 3400 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Award Software International, Inc. F4a, 7/2/2010
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Windows Directory C:Windows
System Directory C:Windowssystem32
Boot Device DeviceHarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
User Name Lightningusername
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 8.00 GB
Available Physical Memory 5.37 GB
Total Virtual Memory 16.0 GB
Available Virtual Memory 12.3 GB
Page File Space 8.00 GB
Page File C:pagefile.sys

Also, the power supply is a Corsair Enthusiast Series TX950 (CMPSU-950TX); the heat sink is a Corsair H70, the operating system is Windows 7 professional 64-bit.
Author:  Delphium [ 24 Jun 2011, 15:47 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cannot get Eyefinity to work past 3 monitors
:welcome
Hi, for what you are asking to do is only avaiable with the ATI 5870 E6 2GB graphics card.
You have listed a lot of info, but have missed the crucial item, the gfx card, so could you please confirm what gfx card you are using?
Author:  Major_Sirius [ 24 Jun 2011, 17:04 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cannot get Eyefinity to work past 3 monitors
:welcome
Hi, for what you are asking to do is only avaiable with the ATI 5870 E6 2GB graphics card.
You have listed a lot of info, but have missed the crucial item, the gfx card, so could you please confirm what gfx card you are using?


That is the card I am using. Sorry, I was pretty tired when I posted.
Author:  TheDestroyer [ 24 Jun 2011, 17:18 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cannot get Eyefinity to work past 3 monitors
When you go from 3x1 on the upper and lower rows, do you switch cables or ports on the card?

If I can borrow 3 more monitors from somewhere, I can try doing the setup on my 5870 E6.
Author:  Major_Sirius [ 24 Jun 2011, 17:21 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cannot get Eyefinity to work past 3 monitors
When you go from 3x1 on the upper and lower rows, do you switch cables or ports on the card?

If I can borrow 3 more monitors from somewhere, I can try doing the setup on my 5870 E6.


No, I do not change any cables or ports. I just go thru the Control Center software.
Author:  TheDestroyer [ 28 Jun 2011, 10:18 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cannot get Eyefinity to work past 3 monitors
I can't get any monitors to try myself. :(

Did this problem happen pre-6 display port monitors in your setup?

I wonder (if you have the adapter) if you tried with a VGA connection if it would work, just as a test. That is all I can really think of right now. Just shooting out ideas. =/
Author:  suiken_2mieu [ 28 Jun 2011, 16:09 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cannot get Eyefinity to work past 3 monitors
Before creating the group, clone all 6 displays then make the group.
Author:  Major_Sirius [ 28 Jun 2011, 16:11 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cannot get Eyefinity to work past 3 monitors
I thought I knew how to setup a group, but what do you mean by " clone all 6 displays"?
Author:  suiken_2mieu [ 28 Jun 2011, 20:42 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cannot get Eyefinity to work past 3 monitors
1. Connect all 6 displays.
2. Disable Eyefinity (BTW 11.6 Drivers Seem to work very well)
3. Go to Desktop Management
--Creating and Arranging Desktops
4. Under "Please select a display." Right click each monitor and hit duplicate. (All monitors should now be displaying the same image.)
5. Then go to AMD Eyefinity Multi-Diplay
--Create Eyefinity Display Group.
6. Setup a 3x2 and off you go.
Author:  Major_Sirius [ 28 Jun 2011, 21:57 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cannot get Eyefinity to work past 3 monitors
I was unable to clone all 6 displays so I could not make a group. Every attempt at cloning got me to 5 and usually 4 displays that were cloned before problems arose. Problems such as the display making no changes or reverting to a single display enabled. This happened when I had all 6 monitors directly connected with mini-DP to DP cables and it also happened with 4 monitors connected with mini-DP to DP cables, and 1 with a mini-DP to DVI adapter (supplied by MSI with the card) connecting a DVI cable to one monitor, and a mini-DP to DP adapter (supplied by MSI with the card) connecting to a DP cable. Not sure how to proceed from here.
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