Sun Microsystems 817-3630-11 manual How to Prepare Windows Server 2003 to Display External Video

▼How to Prepare Windows Server 2003 to Display External Video

To use an external monitor, you need to attach the monitor to the SunPCi III main card backplate and install the external video driver.

Caution – Do not use both system and external monitors at the same time. SunPCi

III3.2.1 software does not support multi-headed operation.

1.Attach the monitor to the external video port connector on the SunPCi III main card backplate.

Refer to FIGURE 10-1to find the location of the external video port.

2.Close Windows Server 2003 and the SunPCi III software.

3.At the Solaris system prompt, restart the SunPCi III software using the -voption:

%/opt/SUNWspci3/bin/sunpci -v

Note – If you do not use the -voption, the Sun display will appear scrambled.

The SunPCi III software starts, and Windows Server 2003 opens first on the external monitor, and then on your system monitor in the SunPCi III window.

4.Attach the mouse by pressing Meta-M.

You are now ready to configure the Windows Server 2003 display as described in the following procedure.

▼How to Configure Windows Server 2003 for External Video Use

For more information about configuring the display in Windows Server 2003, refer to your Windows Server 2003 documentation.

1.On the Windows Server 2003 desktop, choose right-click. A drop-down menu opens.

2.Choose Properties.

The Display Properties dialog box opens.

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