Utility software setup and adjustment
The graphics adapter software that you installed includes the Number Nine Hawkeye
utility. To open Hawkeye, double-click the Number Nine icon on the taskbar. The
Hawkeye Properties Control Panel opens. The property sheets are listed below, along
with a description of the settings or information available on each sheet.
Information
This sheet contains information about the manufacturer of the Hawkeye utility,
Number Nine Visual Technology. The information includes the mailing address and
Web site address for the company.
Monitor adjustment
On this sheet you can adjust the refresh rate setting for your monitor. Select the new
refresh rate setting from the drop-down list.
Status
This sheet lists the software version you have, as well as listing hardware
configuration information for your graphics adapter.
Resolution exchange
On this property sheet you can change the settings for your monitor resolution, the
resolution for your virtual workspace, and change the number of colors displayed on
your monitor screen.
Change your monitor resolution setting in the Monitor section of this property sheet.
In the list of available resolution settings, click the setting you want. Once you choose
a new setting and click OK, the monitor screen will blank out for a few seconds, then
return at the new resolution setting.
Change the number of colors displayed on your monitor screen in the Colors section
of this property sheet. Click to check the circle next to the color setting you want.
Restart Windows to enable the new color setting.
Note: The number of available monitor resolutions may change depending on how
many colors you want to have displayed on your monitor screen.
Change your virtual resolution setting in the Virtual section of this property sheet.
Expanded virtual resolutions can increase the size of your Windows desktop. Display
the expanded desktop area by moving your mouse cursor past the border of the area
displayed on your monitor. This is also called panning to another section of the
expanded desktop area. In the list of available resolution settings, click the setting you
want. Once you choose a new setting and click OK, the monitor screen will blank out
for a few seconds, then return at the new resolution setting.
1-6 User's Guide Supplement
