Connecting a second monitor – Apple Power Macintosh 8600 User Manual
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Connecting a second monitor
You can install an expansion card that provides a second monitor port, if one
monitor doesn’t provide enough screen space.
To connect a second monitor, purchase a video card and install it in one of the
computer’s PCI expansion slots, or have an Apple dealer install it for you. (If
you are installing the expansion card yourself, follow the instructions that
came with the card and the instructions in Chapter 8 of this manual.) Then
plug the second monitor into the port provided by the card.
When you connect an additional monitor, make sure that the ventilation
openings on the computer and the monitors are clear and unobstructed.
If there is interference on your screens or on a television or radio near your
computer, separate or reposition the affected equipment. You may need to
increase the distance between two monitors so that they don’t interfere with
each other.
IMPORTANT
Though it is possible to install additional video cards that supply
more monitor ports, do not connect more than two monitors at a time to your
computer.
For additional instructions on using two monitors together, choose Macintosh
Guide (or Mac OS Guide) from the Guide (h) menu after you have connected
two monitors to your computer; click the Guide’s Index button, and choose
“monitors” from the index.
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