Surround Display Feature
This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal dual VGA
output support (DVI-D and D-Sub) and the external add-on PCI Express VGA card,
you can easily enjoy the benefits of surround display feature. Please refer to the
following steps to set up a surround display environment:
1. Install the NVIDIA
®
page 18 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details.
2. Connect the DVI-D monitor cable to the VGA/DVI-D port on the I/O panel of this
motherboard. Connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O
panel of this motherboard.
3. Boot your system. Press <F2> to enter BIOS setup. Enter "Share Memory"
option to adjust the memory capability to [32MB], [64MB], [128MB], [256MB] or
[512MB] to enable the function of VGA/D-sub. Please make sure that the value
you select is less than the total capability of the system memory. If you do not
adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of "Share Memory", [Auto], will disable
VGA/D-Sub function when the 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 onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI
Express VGA card driver 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 the desktop, choose "Properties", and select the "Settings" tab
so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor 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.
C. Select the display icon identified by the number 2.
D. Click "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor".
E. Right-click the display icon and select "Attached", if necessary.
F. Set the "Screen Resolution" and "Color Quality" as appropriate for the
second monitor. Click "Apply" or "OK" to apply these new values.
G. Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identified by the number
one, two, three and four.
For Windows
Vista
®
Right click the desktop, choose "Personalize", and select the "Display
Settings" tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor
according to the steps below.
2 4
2 4
2 4
2 4
2 4
ASRock
PCI Express VGA card to PCI Express slot. Please refer to
/ Vista
64-bit OS:
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K10N78-1394 / K10N78
Motherboard