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hi gang,

i have a dual 2ghz rev a g5 with a 23 alu apple display on a x800xt card.

i added a second monitor dell 2001fp on a pci ati 9200 card.

i have updated permissions and installed appropriate rom extensions and firmware for the both monitors.

in preferences when i click on the ati icon both monitors are recognized and have their own ati preferences windows show up.

the 9200 is in pci slot 2.

the problem is i have sound issues. any app that has sound itunes, im, quicktime etc... has static noise when it's played in the dell monitor.

i have tried using both the vga and dvi cables to the 9200. still same issue.

when i have the sound coming out of the powermac it plays fine.

but when i have the sound coming out of my usb soundsticks with isub is when the problem happens.

i have tried connecting the isub directly in the rear and i have tried connecting to a hub. still get same problem. alot of static noise when the app is displayed on the second monitor.

the above is all i have done, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

chung lee

[Webscreamer]

I had / have this same issue on my Dual 2.0 G5. I got so fed up, I went back to 1 monitor.

Any help would be appretiated as well...

[Al G]

The X800XT should easily support both monitors. Get yourself a $28 ADC to DVI adapter if necessary, run both monitors on the X800XT and ditch the 9200.

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thanks for everyone's input.

unfortunately i need to run three monitors so i have to at least one monitor hooked up to the 9200.

still need help on this one.

chung

[Cadaver]

Very weird. I have two monitors connected to my DP2.5/X800XT (two Dell 2001FPs via DVI) and I don't have any such sound issues. And at one point or another I've had both USB SoundSticks and standard (audio jack) speakers connected.

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the x800 isn't causing issues, it's the 9200 pci card the second monitor is hooked up to. i have hooked both monitors to the x800 with no issues. when i attach either monitor to the 9200 i get sound issues via my usb soundsticks. when i use the headphones the 9200 does not have sound issues.

so apparently the 9200 is causing some kind of conflict with the usb soundsticks only.

another question, can i hook up a 5.1 or 7.1 home theater system to my g5 via opitcal out and wil it generate dolby sound. i'm assuming the sound is processed via the home theatre recevier or am i mistaken.

i'm thinking of ditching my sound sticks and purchase a sony home theatre 5.1 or 7.1 setup to drive sound on my g5.

thanks again for everyone's input.

chung lee