Surround Display Feature
This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA
output support (DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI) and external add-on PCI Express VGA
cards, you can easily enjoy the benefits of surround display feature.
Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment:
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1. Install the ATI
PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2, PCIE3 and PCIE4 slots. Please
refer to page 15 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details.
2. Connect DVI-D monitor cable to VGA/DVI-D port on the I/O panel, connect D-Sub
monitor cable to VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel, or connect HDMI monitor
cable to 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 PCIE2,
PCIE3 and PCIE4 slots.
3. Boot your system. Press <F2> to enter BIOS setup. Enter "UMA Frame Buffer
Size" 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 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 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, four, five, six, seven and eight.
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880G Extreme3
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