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ATI Technologies X1900 SERIES User Manual

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Connecting Your Monitors 35

To connect your monitors

1

Turn off

your computer and monitors.

2

Plug

the monitor cables into their appropriate connectors.

3

Turn on

your monitors first, and then restart your computer so that

Windows® can detect the new hardware settings.

4

When the

New Hardware Found

Wizard appears, at the appropriate

prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to load the drivers for your All-in-
Wonder® X1900 card.

To set up a multi-monitor display

1

From the

Start menu

click

Control Panel

, then

Display

. Click the

Settings

tab to access the basic multi-monitor configuration settings.

Note: ATI software provides many additional configuration features
that can be accessed by clicking the

Advanced

button from the

Display

Properties > Settings

tab.

2

Select the

Monitor

icon identified by the number

2

.

3

Click

Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor

.

4

Set the

Screen Resolution

and

Color Quality

as appropriate for the

second monitor. Click

Apply

or

OK

to apply these new values.

Refer to your Windows online help and documentation for further information
on using the

Settings

tab.

L

When you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will
always be Primary. Any additional monitors will be designated as
Secondary.