Dualhead multi-display setup – Matrox Electronic Systems LE G450 User Manual

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Matrox Graphics Card – User Guide

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Depending on what version of Windows you have, click

Change Display Type

, or

Advanced Properties

#

Monitor

, or

Advanced

#

Monitor

. If you’re using a multi-display

desktop, select a display before clicking

Advanced

.

3

If the monitor name listed doesn’t match your monitor, click the

Change

button to select

a new monitor name. Follow the on-screen instructions.

For more information on Windows monitor settings, see Windows documentation.

If you want to customize your Windows monitor settings (analog monitors only):

1

Access the PowerDesk

Monitor Settings

property sheet (

see “Accessing PowerDesk

property sheets”, page 9

).

2

Depending on what you want to do, click one of the buttons in the

Monitor settings

selection method

box, then follow the on-screen instructions.

Windows NT 4.0 (analog monitors only)

1

Access the Matrox PowerDesk

Monitor

property sheet (

see “Accessing PowerDesk

property sheets”, page 9

).

2

If you have a Plug-and-Play monitor:
Make sure the

Plug-and-Play (DDC) monitor

button is

selected. If so, the Matrox display driver automatically uses the correct settings for your
monitor. If not, click this button, then click

Apply

.

If you don’t have a Plug-and-Play monitor:
See if the

Default monitor (60 Hz)

button is selected. If

so, use the Matrox monitor selection method. For more information on Matrox monitor
selection, see Matrox PowerDesk online documentation.

DualHead Multi-Display setup

If your Matrox graphics card has a second monitor connector, you can enable a second display (for
example, a computer monitor or a TV) as part of your Windows desktop. This is the Matrox
DualHead Multi-Display feature. To use this feature:

Windows 98/Me/2000/XP – When you first restart your computer, you’ll be prompted to
enable the DualHead Multi-Display feature. Follow the on-screen instructions.

To change DualHead settings, access the PowerDesk

DualHead

property sheet (

see “Accessing

PowerDesk property sheets”, page 9

). For more information, see the online help.

Windows NT 4.0 –

1

Access the Matrox PowerDesk

DualHead

property sheet (

see “Accessing PowerDesk

property sheets”, page 9

).

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