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Installing the Motherboard
Dual Monitor
In order to enable “Dual Monitor” Function, users must have “Two Monitors”, “Two
Graphics Devices” (one is for AGP VGA card; the other one is for onboard VGA) and
Windows 2000 or Windows XP that supports the Dual Monitor Function. Users must
follow the “Dual Monitor Installation” shown as below.
Dual Monitor Installation (For Windows XP)
If the onboard VGA is already installed, and you want to use the add-on AGP VGA card, you
may follow the installation step 1-6 as the following.
However, users may go to Step 4 directly if the add-on AGP VGA card is already installed;
then turned on the onboard VGA devies for “secondary display”.
Step 1: Remove the Onboard VGA Driver
Go to “ Control Panel ”
Choose “ Add or Remove Programs ”
Choose “ Intel Extreme Graphics Driver ”
Click “ Remove ”
Shut down the computer
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Step 2: Install the Add-on AGP VGA Card
Shut down the system
Install the add-on AGP VGA card in the AGP Express slot
Turn on the computer
When you turn on the system, windows might report Found New Hardware
Wizard, “Video Controller (VGA Compatible)” or “Video Controller”. When
you see the Found New Hardware Wizard dialogue box, DO NOT insert any
disk in your CD/DCD ROM before clicking on the “Next” button. The Win-
dows Auto-search will not be finished till it can’t search the related driver.
Step 3: Install the Add-on AGP VGA Card Driver
Install the add-on AGP VGA Card driver
Restart the computer
Step 4: Install the Onboard VGA Driver
Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to utilize Dual Monitor
Function. Please refer to the follow path.
CD-ROM:\VGA\Intel845_865\Win2K&XP\Graphics\Setup.exe
Restart the computer.
If the add-on AGP VGA card driver and onboard VGA drivers are installed,
the dual-monitor display will be enabled. As soon as it is enabled, follow the
instructions to view the status of the dual-monitor display or adjust the pa-
rameters of the two monitors.