68 SunPCi III 3.2.1 Users Guide March 2004

How to Configure Windows 2000 for External

Video Use
For more information about configuring the display in Windows2000, refer to your
Windows2000 documentation.
1. On the Windows 2000 desktop, choose right-click.
A drop-down menu opens.
2. Choose Properties.
The Display Properties dialog box opens.
3. Click the Settings tab.
Note – There are two displays shown in the window,marked 1 and 2. Video 2 is
highlighted, showing that it (the system monitor) is the primary display.Video 1 is
dimmed, indicating that it is not the primary display.
4. Click Video 1.
The driver listed underneath the video changes to Default Monitor on S3 Graphics
ProSavage DDR.
5. Click the “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor” check box.
6. Click the “Use this device as the primary monitor” check box.
7. Click Video 2.
The driver listed underneath the video changes back to Sun Microsystems SunPCi
Video.
8. Uncheck the “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor” check box.
The icons representing Video1 and Video 2 change positions, so that Video 1
appears first.
9. Click Apply.
Yourexternal monitor is now active in Windows 2000. Your system monitor shows
an empty SunPCi window with Video routed to external monitor in the
title bar.
10. Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box.
Youcan now use external video with Windows 2000. Refer to your Windows 2000
documentation for more information.