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ATI Technologies ALL-IN-WONDER X1800 User Manual

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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® X1800 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.

Connections and Adapters for the All-In-Wonder® X1800 Card

X

Standard VGA Monitor Connector. To connect a VGA monitor
to the DVI-I connector, plug the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter
into the DVI-I connector, then plug your monitor cable into the
adapter.

Y

DVI-I-to-VGA Adapter (if necessary).

Z

DVI-I Backplate Connection. To connect a flat panel, plug the
monitor’s DVI-I connector directly into the DVI-I connection.

[

Honda/VGA adapter (included): To connect a second VGA
monitor, plug the second monitor into the VGA connection on the
Honda/VGA adapter.

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Honda backplate adapter connection: To enable a second
monitor and provide a connection for TV (S-Video), plug the
Honda/VGA adapter into the Honda backplate connection.