ASRock Z77E-ITX manual Surround Display Feature, For Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS

Surround Display Feature

This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort) and external add-on PCI Express VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the benefits of surround display feature.

Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment:

1.Install the PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE1 slot. Please refer to page 23 for proper expansion card installation procedures.

2.Connect a DVI monitor cable to the DVI port on the I/O panel, connect a

HDMI monitor cable to the HDMI port on the I/O panel and connect a DisplayPort monitor cable to the DisplayPort port on the I/O panel. Then connect other monitor cables to the corresponding connectors of the add-on PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE1 slot.

3.Boot your system. Press <F2> or <Del> to enter UEFI setup. Enter “Share Memory” option to adjust the memory capability to [32MB], [64MB], [128MB], [256MB] or [512MB] to enable the function of D-sub. Please make sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory. If you do not adjust the UEFI setup, the default value of “Share Memory”, [Auto], will disable D-Sub function when an add-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard.

4.Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to install them again.

5.Set up a multi-monitor display.

For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS:

Right click on desktop, choose “Properties”, and select the “Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitors according to the steps below.

A.Click the “Identify” button to display a large number on each monitor.

B.Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to be your primary monitor, and then select “Primary”. When you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will always be Primary, and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary.

C.Select the display icon identified by the number 2.

D.Click “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor”.

E.Right-click the display icon and select “Attached”, if necessary.

F.Set the appropriate “Screen Resolution” and “Color Quality” for the second monitor. Click “Apply” or “OK” to apply these new values.

G.Repeat steps C through E for the display icon identified by the numbers three to four.

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