Win2k Adv Srv and 2 graphic cards - driver conflict?

[tomasz86]

Hi everyone

I've had this problem for a while and couldn't find any solution for it. At the end I just gave up... but maybe someone knows what to do so I'm asking here for help.

The problem is that I want to install and use 2 graphic cards - one integrated (Radeon HD 3000) and one PCI (Matrox G450 Dual-Head). After installing Win2k drivers for both cards (BlackWingCat's unofficial ones for ATI and official ones for Matrox) and restarting the system I am greeted by a message that "the drivers are too old for this system".

The point is that they work without any problems under Win2k Professional edition. I also tried using PCI-E Geforce FX 6600 together with the integrated Radeon and it's the same - they both work in Win2k Pro and don't work in Win2k Adv Server.

I need to use two cards in order to connect two analog monitors. The integrated one has two connectors but only one analog (the other being DVI-I). GF6600 for PCI-E has D-SUB and DVI-D so I can connect both monitors to it but I have only one PCI-E slot and have a SAS controller plugged in in it. Matrox G450 also has both D-SUB and DVI-D but it's too slow even to play a low quality video

I would like to use Matrox for 2D and the integrated one for 3D but the OS won't let me do it :/

Has anyone experienced such a problem?

Edited June 26, 2011 by tomasz86