[clug] Linux mobo - good and cheap

[rpeters at pcug.org.au]

I also purchased an EAH3450 recently - but with a specific requirement to
increase the size of my "big desktop" beyond 2048x768 resolution.  The EAH
will work with 3200x1200 although my second monitor is not quite up to
that.

So you could plug in the DVI-VGA adaptor that came with the EAH3450,
connect the CRT monitor that you did not dispose of during the free
disposal day last year and have a twin head setup.  It works for me with
either the open source or closed source ATI driver.


Rod

  > Algis Kabaila wrote:
>> Actually, I did buy on impulse an Asus
>> video card EAH3450 in the markets for $50.  Tried to google information
>> about
>> it, but did not get anything encouraging and have not come around of
>> putting
>> it in a box. The card is not very useful in its cardboard box.  :)  Any
>> suggestions there, bearing in mind that 3D games are of no interest to
>> me?
>>
> **Google told me that it was an ATI RADEON® HD3450PRO GPU
> (http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=2051&l1=2&l2=8&l3=634&l4=0)
> **
> Further looking suggested that it should work using the ATI DRI drivers
> or a fairly recent xorg driver. (http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/ati-faq.xml)
>
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> David*
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