Can't set Main Display

Hi
I have just connected up my new MacPro. I am using 2 displays - 1 DVI and 1 VGA. The DVI display needs to be my main display but nomatter how I connect them the VGA display ends up as the main display. I have looked in Display System Prefs and for an nVidia pref app (I have the 7300GT) but can't find anything by which to set which display I wany as main.
I'm sure there is a dead obvious answer but I can't find it!
Thanks

Did you go to the Arrangement tab (I think that's what it's called) in the Displays System Preference and drag the menubar item/symbol that's presumeably on your VGA display to your DVI display? This is probably all you need to do.

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