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Need a little help with a graphics card problem. I purchased a graphics card, JATON. It is PCI (not PCI-E). It has a DMS-59 connector on it. Just found out that this card is used to support 2 monitors. I can get an adapter cable on line, DMS-59 to VGA. The cable would be a "Y" set up with 2 VGA connectors on it. Question is, can I run just one monitor, or do I have to run 2? My machine is an older Dell; Dimention 2350, Pentium 4, 1.5 ghz. I got this card cheap, real cheap. It is...

Excerpt - Nvidia has uncovered a problem with some older graphics chips that shipped in "significant quantities" of laptop PCs, the company said Wednesday. Nvidia hasn't determined the exact cause of the problem but said it relates to a packaging material used with some of its chips, as well as the thermal design of some laptops. Modern processors generate considerable amounts of heat. To tackle the problem, the company is releasing a software driver that will cause system fans to start operating sooner and reduce the "thermal stress" on the chips. The driver has been provided to laptop makers directly,...

MANHASSET, N.Y. — Leading PC and consumer electronics companies announced they are developing a specification for a next-generation PC digital display interface that is also compatible with high-definition TV signals. Penned the Unified Display Interface (UDI), the standard is expected to replace the aging VGA analog standard and provide guidelines to ensure compatibility with the DVI standard. UDI will be also be compatible with HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), the standard digital interface for High Definition TVs (HDTVs) and advanced CE displays. UDI will be able to use High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) technology widely deployed in HDMI-compatible products today....