FCPX 10.0.3 AV Output

Hi,
Is the AV Output in 10.0.3 in addition to being able to view the viewer/event library on a second monitor, or instead of?
For example, if I bought a AJA IO XT for my thunderbolt Macbook Pro and connnected that to my HDMI TV, and used a iMac in target display mode, connected to the AJA's 2nd thunderbolt port, could I use both simultaneously?
Could I use a non-thunderbol imac via mini display port as the second display connected to the AJA's second thunderbolt port? I currently connect the imac directly, and this works.

Thanks for the reply Andy.
No, I don't have identical projects on a second drive, only saving to the movies folder on internal HD. The files and media save there fine, but fcp doesn't seem to recognise them the next day, just opens with one new untitled event and no projects.
I have tried saving to en external HD tonight and will see if the problem happens again with this set up when I restart tomorrow.
But I should be able to save to internal HD, so something is going wrong...
Peter

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