ATI Technologies X1650 manual To connect your monitors

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• Refer to your Windows® online help and documentation for further information on using the Settings tab.
Note: When you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will always be Primary. Any additional monitors will be designated as Secondary.
Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor.
Select the Monitor icon identified by the number 2.
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4 Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the second monitor. Click Apply or OK to apply these new values.
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 Radeon® X1650 PRO card.
To set up a multi-monitor display
1 From the Start button click Control Panel, then Display. Click the Settings tab to access the basic multi-monitor configuration settings.
Note: ATI provides CatalystControl Center software that provides many additional configuration features. It can be accessed by clicking the Advanced button from the Display Properties > Settings tab.

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Note: If you use multiple monitors, the Radeon® X1650 PRO card must be the primary graphics card. Normally, the system BIOS determines which graphics card will be the primary.

Note: The top DVI-I connector is single-link and the bottom connector is dual-link.

Note: Some Radeon® X1650 PRO graphic cards have one DVI-I connector and one VGA connector.

To connect your monitors

1Power off your computer and monitors.

2Plug the monitor cables into their appropriate connectors.

3Power on your monitors first, and then restart your computer so that

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Contents Radeon X1650 PRO Page Iii Disclaimer Important Safety Instructions Page Table of Contents Glossary Index Radeon X1650 PRO Features FeaturesIntroduction Ring Bus Memory ControllerAdvanced Image Quality Features Avivo Video and Display PlatformCrossFire Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers System RequirementsTo uninstall previous drivers System Requirements Using Multiple Displays Connecting Your MonitorsTo connect your monitors Display Configurations Display Connectors Comments Configuration UsedDisplay Configurations Using TV Out Using TV Display and Capture FeaturesViewing Your PC Display on a TV Connecting to a TV or VCR To connect S-Video OutUsing a Monitor vs. Using TV Display Connecting Your S-Video Out to a TV or VCRConnecting to Hdtv Using a TV as the Only DisplayUsing Games and Applications Viewing Text on a TVInstalling your ATI Hdtv video cable ATI Hdtv CableUsing Your ATI Hdtv Video Cable Installing Software and Drivers Installing Drivers and Software in WindowsSoftware Installation Prerequisites To install ATI drivers and softwareMonitor Configuration Reinstalling Drivers To set up a multi-monitor displayTo configure your primary display To manually reinstall drivers Express or Custom Install Installing the Catalyst Software Suite Catalyst Control Center Launching Catalyst Control CenterLaunching Catalyst Control Center Using the Start Menu Other Quick Launch Access PointsLaunching Catalyst Control Center Using the System Tray Launching Catalyst Control Center Using Hot KeysCrossFire FAQ What graphics cards work with CrossFire?Page Is a driver profile required to make CrossFire work? On what basis are different rendering modes chosen? CrossFire Overview Welcome to CrossFireAllowable CrossFire System Components CrossFire Rendering Modes SuperTiling Scissor Mode Alternate Frame Rendering AFR Mode Super Anti-aliasing Mode CrossFire Overview CrossFire Overview Troubleshooting ReferenceScreen Defects CrossFire -Specific Troubleshooting CrossFire-Specific Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution Compliance Information Additional AccessoriesFCC Compliance Information Electrical Safety Industry Canada Compliance StatementCE Compliance Information Informations de conformité de la CEThis product was manufactured by ATI Technologies Inc Glossary 3DcAdaptive Anti-aliasing AGPAlpha Blending Alternate Frame RenderingAnisotropic Filtering Anti-aliasingAspect Aspect RatioBack Buffer Bilinear FilteringBit Depth BitmapBuffer Catalyst Control CenterColor Component Color CorrectionComponent Video Composite VideoCompositing Engine Control PointCRT DVI EdtvFlat Shading FogFrames Per Second GammaGouraud Shading HdcpHdtv HueHydraVision HyperZ HDKeyframe Interpolation KTX Buffer Region ExtensionLighting MipmappingPAL NtscPCI PCI Express PCIe PipelinePixel PulldownResolution Refresh RateRendering SaturationScissor Mode SdtvSecam Shadow MaskSmartShader HD SmoothVision HDSpecular Highlight Super Anti-aliasingSuperTiling VideoTexel Texture MappingTransition Minimized Differential Signaling Tmds Trilinear FilteringVector Adaptive Deinterlacing VersaVisionVGA Connector Vertex shader unitsVideo Immersion VideoShader HDVPU Recover YPbPr