Display configurations – ATI Technologies Radeon X600 User Manual

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Display Configurations 5

3

Power on

your monitors first, and then restart your computer so that

Windows® can detect the new hardware settings.

4

When the

New Hardware Found

Wizard appears, at the appropriate

prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to load the drivers for your
RADEON™ X600 card.

To set up a multi-monitor display (optional)

1

From the

Start menu

click

Control Panel

, then

Display

. Click the

Settings

tab to access the basic multi-monitor configuration settings.

Note: ATI software provides many additional configuration features
that can be accessed by clicking the

Advanced

button from the

Display Properties > Settings

tab.

2

Select the

Monitor

icon identified by the number

2

.

3

Click

Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor

.

4

Set the

Screen Resolution

and

Color Quality

as appropriate for the

second monitor. Click

Apply

or

OK

to apply these new values.

• Refer to your Windows online help and documentation for

further information on using the

Settings

tab.

Note: When you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor
will always be Primary. Any additional monitors will be designated
as Secondary.

Display Configurations

Your RADEON™ X600 graphics card provides dual display functionality
and TV Out. The following table lists the different ways you can connect
displays to your card.

Display
Configuration

Connector(s)
Used

Comments

Single CRT
display

VGA connector OR
DVI-I connector
with DVI-I-to-VGA
adapter

CRT- cathode ray tube analog
display.

Single DFP
display

DVI-I connector

DFP - digital flat panel display.

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