Dual Monitors - one doesn't turn back on

Setup:
I have two monitors running off of a single ATI (R9 270X) graphics card. The problem monitor is a WQHD monitor connected miniDP-DP and the other is an older 1440x900 connected miniDP-DVI. My WM is Openbox. My system is up to date and I'm running the basic kernel.
Problem:
When I turn off the problem monitor, tint2 flashes, but no windows are moved or anything. When I try to turn on the monitor, the light comes on, but the screen is black. Looking at xrandr and X logs, nothing suspicious seems to be going on or changing at all. Changing window managers (tried PekWM) doesn't seem to do anything. Turning on and off the other monitor acts as expected.
Workaround:
After much testing, I found that instead of rebooting, I could get the screen to turn on by turning them both off with
xset dpms force off
and then when I woke them, they both turned on.
Clues:
Something interesting I found is a discrepancy in DPMS capabilities between the monitors. For the problem monitor "DPMS capabilities: Off" and for the other "DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off."
Supporting files:
xorg.conf
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "DisplayPort-0"
Option "PreferredMode" "2560x1440"
Option "Primary" "true"
Option "DPMS" "false"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "DisplayPort-1"
Option "PreferredMode" "1440x900"
Option "RightOf" "DisplayPort-0"
Option "DPMS" "false"
EndSection
20-radeon.conf
Section "Device"
Identifier "Radeon R9 270X"
Driver "radeon"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
Option "SWcursor" "off" #software cursor might be necessary on some rare occasions, hence set off by default
Option "EnablePageFlip" "on" #supported on all R/RV/RS4xx and older hardware, and set on by default
Option "AccelMethod" "Glamor" #valid options are XAA, EXA and Glamor. EXA is the default
Option "RenderAccel" "on" #enabled by default on all radeon hardware
Option "ColorTiling" "on" #enabled by default on RV300 and later radeon cards
Option "EXAVSync" "off" #default is off, otherwise on. Only works if EXA activated
Option "EXAPixmaps" "off" #when on icreases 2D performance, but may also cause artifacts on some old cards. Only works if EXA activated
Option "AccelDFS" "on" #default is off, read the radeon manpage for more information
EndSection
xrandr -q --verbose when monitor on
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 4000 x 1440, maximum 16384 x 16384
DisplayPort-0 connected 2560x1440+0+0 (0x5a) normal (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 597mm x 336mm
Identifier: 0x55
Timestamp: 154815
Subpixel: horizontal rgb
Gamma: 1.0:1.0:1.0
Brightness: 1.0
Clones:
CRTC: 0
CRTCs: 0 1 2 3 4 5
Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
filter:
EDID:
00ffffffffffff0022f0572900000000
30160104b53c2278222e25a7554d9e26
0c505420000081c00101010101010101
010101010101565e00a0a0a029503020
220255502100001a1a1d008051d01c20
4080750055502100001e000000fc0048
50205a5232373430770a2020000000ff
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dither: off
supported: off, on
audio: auto
supported: off, on, auto
underscan vborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan hborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan: off
supported: off, on, auto
coherent: 1
range: (0, 1)
2560x1440 (0x5a) 241.5MHz +HSync -VSync *current +preferred
h: width 2560 start 2608 end 2640 total 2720 skew 0 clock 88.8KHz
v: height 1440 start 1442 end 1476 total 1481 clock 60.0Hz
1280x720 (0x5b) 74.5MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1280 start 1344 end 1472 total 1664 skew 0 clock 44.8KHz
v: height 720 start 727 end 732 total 748 clock 59.9Hz
640x480 (0x5c) 25.2MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 656 end 752 total 800 skew 0 clock 31.5KHz
v: height 480 start 490 end 492 total 525 clock 60.0Hz
DisplayPort-1 connected 1440x900+2560+0 (0x5d) normal (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 408mm x 255mm
Identifier: 0x56
Timestamp: 154815
Subpixel: horizontal rgb
Gamma: 1.0:1.0:1.0
Brightness: 1.0
Clones:
CRTC: 1
CRTCs: 0 1 2 3 4 5
Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
filter:
EDID:
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3337333138375030414b4d01000000fc
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dither: off
supported: off, on
audio: auto
supported: off, on, auto
underscan vborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan hborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan: off
supported: off, on, auto
coherent: 1
range: (0, 1)
1440x900 (0x5d) 106.5MHz -HSync +VSync *current +preferred
h: width 1440 start 1520 end 1672 total 1904 skew 0 clock 55.9KHz
v: height 900 start 903 end 909 total 934 clock 59.9Hz
1280x1024 (0x5e) 135.0MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1280 start 1296 end 1440 total 1688 skew 0 clock 80.0KHz
v: height 1024 start 1025 end 1028 total 1066 clock 75.0Hz
1280x1024 (0x5f) 108.0MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1280 start 1328 end 1440 total 1688 skew 0 clock 64.0KHz
v: height 1024 start 1025 end 1028 total 1066 clock 60.0Hz
1440x900 (0x60) 136.8MHz -HSync +VSync
h: width 1440 start 1536 end 1688 total 1936 skew 0 clock 70.6KHz
v: height 900 start 903 end 909 total 942 clock 75.0Hz
1152x864 (0x61) 108.0MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1152 start 1216 end 1344 total 1600 skew 0 clock 67.5KHz
v: height 864 start 865 end 868 total 900 clock 75.0Hz
1024x768 (0x62) 78.8MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1024 start 1040 end 1136 total 1312 skew 0 clock 60.1KHz
v: height 768 start 769 end 772 total 800 clock 75.1Hz
1024x768 (0x63) 75.0MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1328 skew 0 clock 56.5KHz
v: height 768 start 771 end 777 total 806 clock 70.1Hz
1024x768 (0x64) 65.0MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1344 skew 0 clock 48.4KHz
v: height 768 start 771 end 777 total 806 clock 60.0Hz
832x624 (0x65) 57.3MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 832 start 864 end 928 total 1152 skew 0 clock 49.7KHz
v: height 624 start 625 end 628 total 667 clock 74.6Hz
800x600 (0x66) 50.0MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 800 start 856 end 976 total 1040 skew 0 clock 48.1KHz
v: height 600 start 637 end 643 total 666 clock 72.2Hz
800x600 (0x67) 49.5MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 800 start 816 end 896 total 1056 skew 0 clock 46.9KHz
v: height 600 start 601 end 604 total 625 clock 75.0Hz
800x600 (0x68) 40.0MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 800 start 840 end 968 total 1056 skew 0 clock 37.9KHz
v: height 600 start 601 end 605 total 628 clock 60.3Hz
800x600 (0x69) 36.0MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 800 start 824 end 896 total 1024 skew 0 clock 35.2KHz
v: height 600 start 601 end 603 total 625 clock 56.2Hz
640x480 (0x6a) 31.5MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 656 end 720 total 840 skew 0 clock 37.5KHz
v: height 480 start 481 end 484 total 500 clock 75.0Hz
640x480 (0x6b) 31.5MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 664 end 704 total 832 skew 0 clock 37.9KHz
v: height 480 start 489 end 491 total 520 clock 72.8Hz
640x480 (0x6c) 30.2MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 704 end 768 total 864 skew 0 clock 35.0KHz
v: height 480 start 483 end 486 total 525 clock 66.7Hz
640x480 (0x5c) 25.2MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 656 end 752 total 800 skew 0 clock 31.5KHz
v: height 480 start 490 end 492 total 525 clock 60.0Hz
720x400 (0x6d) 28.3MHz -HSync +VSync
h: width 720 start 738 end 846 total 900 skew 0 clock 31.5KHz
v: height 400 start 412 end 414 total 449 clock 70.1Hz
HDMI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Identifier: 0x57
Timestamp: 154815
Subpixel: horizontal rgb
Clones:
CRTCs: 0 1 2 3 4 5
Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
filter:
dither: off
supported: off, on
audio: auto
supported: off, on, auto
underscan vborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan hborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan: off
supported: off, on, auto
coherent: 1
range: (0, 1)
DVI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Identifier: 0x58
Timestamp: 154815
Subpixel: horizontal rgb
Clones:
CRTCs: 0 1 2 3 4 5
Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
filter:
load detection: 1
range: (0, 1)
dither: off
supported: off, on
audio: auto
supported: off, on, auto
underscan vborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan hborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan: off
supported: off, on, auto
coherent: 1
range: (0, 1)
xrandr -q --verbose when monitor off
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 4000 x 1440, maximum 16384 x 16384
DisplayPort-0 disconnected 2560x1440+0+0 (0x5a) normal (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
Identifier: 0x55
Timestamp: 154815
Subpixel: horizontal rgb
Gamma: 1.0:1.0:1.0
Brightness: 1.0
Clones:
CRTC: 0
CRTCs: 0 1 2 3 4 5
Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
filter:
dither: off
supported: off, on
audio: auto
supported: off, on, auto
underscan vborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan hborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan: off
supported: off, on, auto
coherent: 1
range: (0, 1)
DisplayPort-1 connected 1440x900+2560+0 (0x5d) normal (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 408mm x 255mm
Identifier: 0x56
Timestamp: 154815
Subpixel: horizontal rgb
Gamma: 1.0:1.0:1.0
Brightness: 1.0
Clones:
CRTC: 1
CRTCs: 0 1 2 3 4 5
Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
filter:
EDID:
00ffffffffffff0010ac04f04d4b4130
1e12010380291a78eec125a3564b9927
115054bfef809500714f8180950f0101
0101010101019a29a0d0518422305098
360098ff1000001c000000fd00384b1e
530e000a202020202020000000ff0037
3337333138375030414b4d01000000fc
0044454c4c20534531393857465000ec
dither: off
supported: off, on
audio: auto
supported: off, on, auto
underscan vborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan hborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan: off
supported: off, on, auto
coherent: 1
range: (0, 1)
1440x900 (0x5d) 106.5MHz -HSync +VSync *current +preferred
h: width 1440 start 1520 end 1672 total 1904 skew 0 clock 55.9KHz
v: height 900 start 903 end 909 total 934 clock 59.9Hz
1280x1024 (0x5e) 135.0MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1280 start 1296 end 1440 total 1688 skew 0 clock 80.0KHz
v: height 1024 start 1025 end 1028 total 1066 clock 75.0Hz
1280x1024 (0x5f) 108.0MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1280 start 1328 end 1440 total 1688 skew 0 clock 64.0KHz
v: height 1024 start 1025 end 1028 total 1066 clock 60.0Hz
1440x900 (0x60) 136.8MHz -HSync +VSync
h: width 1440 start 1536 end 1688 total 1936 skew 0 clock 70.6KHz
v: height 900 start 903 end 909 total 942 clock 75.0Hz
1152x864 (0x61) 108.0MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1152 start 1216 end 1344 total 1600 skew 0 clock 67.5KHz
v: height 864 start 865 end 868 total 900 clock 75.0Hz
1024x768 (0x62) 78.8MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1024 start 1040 end 1136 total 1312 skew 0 clock 60.1KHz
v: height 768 start 769 end 772 total 800 clock 75.1Hz
1024x768 (0x63) 75.0MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1328 skew 0 clock 56.5KHz
v: height 768 start 771 end 777 total 806 clock 70.1Hz
1024x768 (0x64) 65.0MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1344 skew 0 clock 48.4KHz
v: height 768 start 771 end 777 total 806 clock 60.0Hz
832x624 (0x65) 57.3MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 832 start 864 end 928 total 1152 skew 0 clock 49.7KHz
v: height 624 start 625 end 628 total 667 clock 74.6Hz
800x600 (0x66) 50.0MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 800 start 856 end 976 total 1040 skew 0 clock 48.1KHz
v: height 600 start 637 end 643 total 666 clock 72.2Hz
800x600 (0x67) 49.5MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 800 start 816 end 896 total 1056 skew 0 clock 46.9KHz
v: height 600 start 601 end 604 total 625 clock 75.0Hz
800x600 (0x68) 40.0MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 800 start 840 end 968 total 1056 skew 0 clock 37.9KHz
v: height 600 start 601 end 605 total 628 clock 60.3Hz
800x600 (0x69) 36.0MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 800 start 824 end 896 total 1024 skew 0 clock 35.2KHz
v: height 600 start 601 end 603 total 625 clock 56.2Hz
640x480 (0x6a) 31.5MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 656 end 720 total 840 skew 0 clock 37.5KHz
v: height 480 start 481 end 484 total 500 clock 75.0Hz
640x480 (0x6b) 31.5MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 664 end 704 total 832 skew 0 clock 37.9KHz
v: height 480 start 489 end 491 total 520 clock 72.8Hz
640x480 (0x6c) 30.2MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 704 end 768 total 864 skew 0 clock 35.0KHz
v: height 480 start 483 end 486 total 525 clock 66.7Hz
640x480 (0x5c) 25.2MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 656 end 752 total 800 skew 0 clock 31.5KHz
v: height 480 start 490 end 492 total 525 clock 60.0Hz
720x400 (0x6d) 28.3MHz -HSync +VSync
h: width 720 start 738 end 846 total 900 skew 0 clock 31.5KHz
v: height 400 start 412 end 414 total 449 clock 70.1Hz
HDMI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Identifier: 0x57
Timestamp: 154815
Subpixel: horizontal rgb
Clones:
CRTCs: 0 1 2 3 4 5
Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
filter:
dither: off
supported: off, on
audio: auto
supported: off, on, auto
underscan vborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan hborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan: off
supported: off, on, auto
coherent: 1
range: (0, 1)
DVI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Identifier: 0x58
Timestamp: 154815
Subpixel: horizontal rgb
Clones:
CRTCs: 0 1 2 3 4 5
Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
filter:
load detection: 1
range: (0, 1)
dither: off
supported: off, on
audio: auto
supported: off, on, auto
underscan vborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan hborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan: off
supported: off, on, auto
coherent: 1
range: (0, 1)
2560x1440 (0x5a) 241.5MHz
h: width 2560 start 2608 end 2640 total 2720 skew 0 clock 88.8KHz
v: height 1440 start 1442 end 1476 total 1481 clock 60.0Hz
Thank you for any help on this odd problem!

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Recently upgraded to Flash 10.2 specifically for the ability to work on a second monitor while watching fullscreen video on the first. It's still not working at all. The second I click on anything on the second screen, the video jumps back from full screen. I checked to make sure that these sites work properly with dual monitors on a Windows machine. Any tips to get this working? Without this feature, certain websites are completely useless.
Running: MAC 10,2,152,33 on OSX 10.6.6

Hi, I think you are right about it being in this latest FP update. The "More like This" feature on the right hand side of the threads is not working. I think I have some info on Full Screen, but not the dual monitor issue. I'll check to be sure.
I'll try to find some info on it. There were so many changes that came out with this last update.
Will get back to you when I find the info.
Thanks,
eidnolb

G4ti4600 dual monitor option doesn't show

Alright This is so weird.. Card has been working great for the last 2 months or so. I went to reinstall winxp as I have done before and this time when I installed the drivers off the msi cd for the video card. I rebooted and normally would setup the options for dual display. Well under the video settings it only shows one monitor. Where before it had always showed two I can even setup any option to play movies to the tv. Anyone have any suggestions..?

Does the nVIDIA nVIEW panle show up in the control panel ?
Did you try some drivers from the internet (28.32 cause absolutly no problems, beta 40.xx are also available from nVIDIA).

My iPhone shuts off randomly and doesn't turn back on until i plug it into a power source?

every 10 or so minutes my iphone will shut off, never while im using it, only when i put it down or in my pocket and when i try to turn it back on i get no response until i plug it into power, when i do that the device restarts. any one else have this problm?

I have an iphone 3 and the same problem. Some of the 2008 posts on a similar title suggest a restore. I need to save all of my 700+ photos somewhere before I attempt that process.

Slate 17 all in one doesn't turn on after 3 weeks old

I purchased an HP slate 17 all in one from Amazon 3 weeks ago. I used it a few times, during which it worked perfectly. One time I used it until the battery died. I plugged it in to charge and since it hasn't turned on. I thought that maybe it wouldn't turn on because it was charging so I left it charge a good 12 hours. It still will not turn on. I've called HP support and have been on hold for 2 hours. With twin babies I don't have time to wait for someone to pick up the phone whenever they feel like it. I would like my tablet to work so I can use it. If an HP employee reads this get back to me because I am fed up. It is ridiculous to wait this long to get help for a broken 3 week old product.

It is disturbing - Yes.
However, I have lost count of the number of BIOS or ECC updates I have made with System Update and have never ever had something go wrong. Obviously those that experience a problem are going to look for help and post in forums, it would be interesting to know how many have never had a problem?? They have no reason to post.
You wrote; "bricks their Txx about once a week", how many ThinkPads are sold per week? It is guaranteed to be an absolute nightmare for the owner, quite understandably, but if I was paranoid I wouldn't drive my car to work - I might have an accident.
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Why does my iMac just quit and it won't turn back on. Sometimes I can start it a few days later.

It was working just fine and then it just quit. I tried turning it back on but it wouldn't work. Then like 3 days later, I tried turning it on and it came on and worked ok and just quit again. Again, I tried turning it back on and again, it wouldn't come on. I tried again a few days later and it came on. What the heck is wrong with this computer?   It has Mac OS X 10.6.8 and the following is the info I got from profiler:
Model Name:                       iMac
Model Identifier:                   iMac4,1
Processor Name:                Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed:               2 GHz
Number of Processors:       1
Total Number of Cores:       2
L2 Cache:                             2 MB
Memory:                                2 GB
Bus Speed:                          667 MHz
Boot Rom Version:              IM41.0055.B08
SMC Version (system)       1.1f5
Serial Number (system)     QP********U2S
Hardware UUID                   00000000-0000-1000-8000-0016CB8BC90C
It had a program called deep freeze on it when I first obtained it. That program would not allow me to make any changes or save anything. A friend gave me a disk and I installed it and it took that program away. It was working fine and then as I said, just quit. I got the computer from an auction from a community college and deep freeze was the program they used to make sure the students using the computers couldn't change anything. When ever the computer got turned off, it would default back to factory settings. When it first turned off and wouldn't start again, I tried taking out one of the two memory sticks and it worked. I then went and bought two new memory sticks and installed them and it worked ok. Then it started doing the same thing again.

Hi codyfromchurchill falls,
Welcome to the Support Communities! The resource below will provide some troubleshooting steps if your iPhone is unresponsive or won't turn on.
If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch doesn't respond or doesn't turn on - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201412
If you see a black screen
You might need to charge your device before it can turn on. Plug in your device and let it charge for at least 10 minutes (20 minutes for iPad), then try turning it on.
You should see a battery icon while your device is charging. If you continue to see a black screen, reset your device. If your device doesn't respond when you press buttons
Your device might not return to the Home screen when you press the Home button, wake from sleep when you press the Sleep/Wake button, slide to unlock or power off, or it might appear frozen. Try these steps:
Restart your device.
If it still doesn't respond, or if it doesn't turn back on, reset your device.
If your device gets stuck during startup
When starting up, you might see the Apple logo or a red or blue screen for a long time, or your device might restart again. Try these steps:
Make sure that you have iTunes 12 or later on your computer.
Put your device in recovery mode.
When you get the option to restore or update, select Update. This will reinstall iOS without erasing your data.
Get more help
If you still need help after trying the steps above, contact Apple Support.
Last Modified: Jan 14, 2015
I hope this information helps ....
- Judy

Windows Update Service keeps turning back on

I have Windows Update service stopped and Disabled in my image. It doesn't turn back on upon every reboot I attempt.
However, once I use it in an OSD to apply image and carry out my OSD task sequence, every single time the Windows Update service now shows as "Started" with Startup Type configured as "Automatic (Delayed Start)".
I'm not showing anything in my setupcomplete.cmd that indicates this server should be turned on. I'm not seeing anything in OSD that indicates this should be turned on.
maybe I am missing something though. Is SCCM configured to turn services back on for me or should I be looking somewhere else to see why?
There's no GPO for Windows Update in the AD I'm on either

I came across this, is this legitimate? Sccm 2012 R2 Cu4
http://blogs.technet.com/b/configurationmgr/archive/2013/02/05/support-tip-after-disabling-the-windows-update-service-it-automatically-becomes-enabled-the-next-day.aspx
So this was what was enabling our Windows Update Service every day. To prevent this from happening we can exclude clients from remediation via a Registry change on the client:
1.      Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\CCM\CcmEval\NotifyOnly.
2.      Change the value to True
When set to True, the client computer will not automatically remediate any problems that are found, however you will still be alerted in the Monitoring workspace
about any problems with this client. More information and alternate methods for disabling remediation on selected machines can be found athttp://blogs.technet.com/b/seanm/archive/2012/12/20/configuration-manager-client-health-disable-automatic-remediation-for-selected-machines.aspx
When set to False (the default setting), the client computer will automatically remediate problems when they are found and you will be alerted in the Monitoring workspace. For more information see How
to Configure Client Status in Configuration Manager at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh338432.aspx.
Yes that's the blog entry I have linked to. It will do what you require.
Cheers
Paul | sccmentor.wordpress.com

Dual Monitor as Default

I had the beta, now the real, and there's one annoying difference....
The dual monitor "show" doesn't stick -- I have to reselect it every time I start up.
Am I missing a setting?
OK, I admit it's one key stroke, and I wouldn't notice it if they hadn't actually removed it relative to the beta... just wondering if it is a setting somewhere.

Now isn't that special -- after posting this, it just magically started working.
I sure hope they haven't moved all the flakiness from Bridge into LR. The beta was pretty darn stable, starting to wonder about the released version, especially given the CS3 editing issues.

Dual Monitor 8500GT

I just installed an MSI 8500GT into an HP tower and the Dual Monitor setup doesn't seem to work. I installed the unit on an HP a1410n. Here are the specs for the a1410n.
http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/hp-pavilion-media-center/4507-3118_7-31851077.html?tag=sub
I am using model, NX8500GT-TD256E.
First off, when I boot up the computer with both monitors, I get no display, after unplugging both monitors and reattaching only the primary monitor, I can get a display after Windows boots up. Once windows is up and running when I attempt to setup a dual monitor, the primary screen gets scrambled and is unusable, and the other does not do anything. I hope this can be fixed with software, as I do not want to go through an RMA process. Any help would be appreciated. Let me know if more information is necessary.

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