Multiple Monitors Multiple Graphics Cards... FCP 6.0.6

Hi,
I'm running a 2 x 3 GHZ Quad core xeon machine with 4x Nvidia 7300 GT Cards installed. with the following monitor setup / GFX CardSetup :
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT (CARD1of4):
Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x8
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0393
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3011
Displays:
Cinema HD:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Depth: 32-Bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Rotation: Supported
Cinema HD:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Depth: 32-Bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Rotation: Supported
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT (CARD2of4:
Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-2
PCIe Lane Width: x8
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0393
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3011
Displays:
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected
SyncMaster:
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-Bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Rotation: Supported
I'm trying to get the 3rd monitor on Slot2 to work as a preview monitor within FCP. OSX picks up the monitor as a usable device and i can output video to it through other apps such as Quicktime etc so no problem from a OS point of view. however, in FCP i do not get an option to output video to this display, it's simply not listed. the display in question is a 22" Samsung 1080p LCD connected via a DVI Lead into the second out of the four cards. It says no display connected but it's clearly working with a full output from the rest of OSX.
any pointers would be great.
Thanks,
Jon

I did the typical; post a question then play around with the problem routine here.
I've found a solution where i put the "playout monitor" on the same card as screen 1. move screen 2 to another card and make the relevant adjustments to the displays arrangement panel so everything is the same layout as before. FCP now plays out to the correct monitor it seems it can't handle sending to other cards.
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