ASRock Z77 Extreme9 - Manual (Page 39)

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ASRock Z77 Extreme9 Motherboard
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2.10 Surround Display Feature
This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal HDMI output
support and external add-on PCI Express VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the ben-
efi ts of surround display feature.
Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment:
1. Install the PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE1, PCIE2, PCIE3, PCIE4, PCIE5 and
PCIE7 slots. Please refer to page 22 for proper expansion card installation
procedures.
2. Connect a HDMI monitor cable to the HDMI port on the I/O panel. Then connect
other monitor cables to the corresponding connectors of the add-on PCI Express
VGA cards on PCIE1, PCIE2, PCIE3, PCIE4, PCIE5 and PCIE7 slots.
3. Boot your system. Press <F2> or <Del> to enter UEFI setup. Enter “Share
Memory” option to adjust the memory capability to [32MB], [64MB], [128MB],
[256MB] or [512MB] to enable the function of HDMI. Please make sure that the
value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory. If you do
not adjust the UEFI setup, the default value of “Share Memory”, [Auto], will
disable HDMI function when an add-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard.
4. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to
your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to install
them again.
5. Set up a multi-monitor display.
For Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS:
Right click on desktop, choose “Properties”, and select the “Settings” tab
so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitors according to
the steps below.
A. Click the “Identify” button to display a large number on each monitor.
B. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you
wish to be your primary monitor, and then select “Primary”. When
you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will always be
Primary, and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary.
HDMI port