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Where to Find Additional Information

 

 

 

Set up my computer to use

If your computer has the required

To locate additional information

two monitors?

graphics card to support dual-

about using dual monitors, see the

 

monitor setup, then look in your box

graphics card documentation on the

 

for a Y-cable. The Y-cable has a single

Drivers and Utilities CD.

 

connector on one end (plug this

 

 

connector into the back panel) and

 

 

branches into two connectors (plug

 

 

these connectors into the monitor

 

 

cables). For the mini-tower

 

 

computer, see "Connect the monitor"

 

 

on page 10 and for the desktop

 

 

computer, see "Connect the monitor"

 

 

on page 15.

 

 

 

 

Connect my monitor when the

If your graphics card has a DVI

Contact Dell for more information.

monitor cable connector doesn’t

connector but your monitor has a

 

seem to fit the connector on the

VGA connector, then you need to use

 

back of my computer?

an adapter. An adapter should be

 

 

included in the box.

 

 

 

 

Install a card fan?

If you have installed a new graphics

For information on installing a card

 

card that runs higher than 75 W, you

fan or a card, see your User's Guide.

 

need to install a card cooling fan. To

 

 

order a card cooling fan, contact

 

 

Dell. Contact information is located

 

 

in your User's Guide and at

 

 

support.dell.com.

 

Connect my speakers?

If you have a sound card installed,

 

connect the speakers to the

 

connectors on the card. For the mini-

 

tower computer, see "Connect the

 

speakers" on page 13 and for the

 

desktop computer, see "Connect the

 

speakers" on page 18.

See the documentation that came with your speakers for more information.

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