4Contents
Connecting Two Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Connecting Two Monitors With
VGA Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Connecting One Monitor With a VGA Connector
and One Monitor With a DVI Connector . . . . . . 36
Connecting a TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Changing the Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Protection Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Management Options in
Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Management Options in
Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3 Using Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Playing CDs or DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Copying CDs and DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
How to Copy a CD or DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using Blank CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Adjusting the Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Connecting Your Computer to a TV or
Audio Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
S-Video and Standard Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
S-Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio. . . . . . . . . . 51
Composite Video and Standard Audio . . . . . . . 53
Composite Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio . . . . . 55
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