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Dual displays wrong monitors

Ok i have a ati hd3650 and just got a 26"IIyama monitor and decided to connect my 22" aswell but the problem is it detecting the 26" as the 22" and visa versa any ideas how to swap them round. It doesnt matter which cable i have them on as…

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@LawlessPPC Published 2008-10-19
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Leopard 10.5
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3,931 historical reads · 1 curated field notes (from 3 dispatches) · 2008-10-19 – 2008-10-20
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Ok i have a ati hd3650 and just got a 26"IIyama monitor and decided to connect my 22" aswell but the problem is it detecting the 26" as the 22" and visa versa any ideas how to swap them round. It doesnt matter which cable i have them on as soon as i connect the 22" it thinks that then is the 26"

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Author Update #1 @LawlessPPC 2008-10-20

if i could get a string id be gratefull been looking for ages now

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Field Note #1 @Voyn1x 2008-10-20

Thats a really weird issue, unfortunately i don't have any experience with dual displays on a hackintosh. If you're currently using injectors you could try some EFI strings instead.

Otherwise I found this thread which might be some help to you:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=103549 ↗

Good luck!

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