IdeaCentre K230 w/ Vista & Geforce 2 MX400 PCI

I have an issue adding a Geforce 2 MX400 PCI to my IdeaCentre K230.  No matter what I choose in the BIOS for the video option, the PC will only recognize one video output at a time.  If I set the BIOS to load the onboard primary, the device manager only shows the onboard adapter active and shows a yellow error on the add-in card.  If I set the BIOS to use the add-in as primary, the onboard adapter shows an error in the device manager.  How do I get it to recognize and use BOTH outputs at the same time?  I really want dual monitors but don't know how to get that to work.  Thanks in advance!
(mod edit: the K230 is an IdeaCentre, not a ThinkStation.   all references to "ThinkStation" edited to prevent confusion.)
Message Edited by erik on 03-07-2009 08:17 AM

From what I gather, you are trying to use both the onboard video and a video card at the same time, which is a no go. Only way to get on 2 monitors is upgrade that ancient video card to one that can dual display.
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