ATI Technologies X1550 SERIES manual Display, Connectors, Comments, Configuration, Used

• 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.

Display Configurations

Your Radeon® X1550 Series graphics card provides dual display functionality. The following table lists the different ways you can connect displays to your card.

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.

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 Catalyst™ Control Center software that provides many additional configuration features. It can be accessed by clicking the Advanced button from the Display Properties > Settings tab.

When the New Hardware Found Wizard appears, at the appropriate prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to load the drivers for your Radeon® X1550 Series card.

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3 Power on your monitors first, and then restart your computer so that Windows® can detect the new hardware settings.

Display	Connector(s)	Comments
Configuration	Used
Single CRT	VGA connector OR	CRT- cathode ray tube analog
display	DVI-I connector	display.
	with DVI-I-to-VGA
	adapter
Single DFP	DVI-I connector	DFP - digital flat panel display.
display