Activate 3 displays without NVidia Surround

Operating Systems & Open Source Windows
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I'm not quite sure where to put this but "Windows" seems relevant enough so what the hell.

I'm trying to activate SLI and all three of my displays without using NVideo surround. If I go into the control panel and hit "Maximise 3D Performance" I get my main display as well as my left display but not my right display. Obviously this is because the right display is the lone display connected to the second 680. I'm wondering if there is any way to activate all three of these displays without using NVidia surround. I hate the limited task bar options when using surround. I have tried a DVI to HDMI cable and connecting all three to the one card (DVI, DVI & HDMI) but if I try to do that I lose all of my displays. Is there a setting that I am missing or can't this be done? 

Thanks for any help you can offer,

~Vengeance

 

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I personally don't have any experience with NVIDIA's desktop software but I would look in the display settings menu and set the other displays to extended while setting the one you want in front of your face to primary.

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If you are talking about the Windows display settings; Windows can't recognise the third display. NVidia control panel recognises that it is plugged in but I can't find a way to activate it.  

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The only way that I am aware of is to use a single card that has 2 DVI (or 1 DVI and 1 HDMI) and a Display port. And use either a display port monitor or an ACTIVE display port to DVI/HDMI adapter.

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Go to the nvidia control panel and click on setup multiple displays to enable and configure the positions you want your displays. Then go to surround configuration and select maximise 3d performance.

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I'm trying to activate SLI and all three of my displays without using NVideo surround. If I go into the control panel and hit "Maximise 3D Performance" I get my main display as well as my left display but not my right display. Obviously this is because the right display is the lone display connected to the second 680.