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Multiple Display Support in Windows
®
98
IMPORTANT: Please read the Readme file on the ATI Installation
CD-ROM for the latest information regarding Multiple Display
Support in Windows
®
98.
Windows
®
98 provides support for using more than one display device
at a time – you simply install a separate PCI or AGP graphics card for
each additional display you intend to use. With multiple displays, you
can expand your desktop, run different programs on separate displays,
even play some newer games with multiple views. And each display
can have a different resolution and color depth!
Note that, under Windows
®
98, one graphics card is automatically
designated by the system as the primary graphics card. Each
additional graphics card is designated by the system as a secondary
graphics card. Certain 3D and multimedia features are only available
on the primary graphics card. The primary graphics card is the one
that displays the post information during startup. If you are installing
more than one graphics card, you need to consider the following:
• If you install both a PCI and an AGP graphics card in the same system,
the AGP graphics card will become the secondary graphics card, in most
systems. Some manufacturers offer an upgraded BIOS that allows an
AGP card to be designated as the primary graphics card. Contact your
system vendor for details.
• If you install two or more PCI graphics cards in the same system, the
primary graphics card is typically the one installed in the PCI slot with
the lowest number. This is typically the PCI slot furthest from the
computer’s ISA slots. Consult your computer system manual for help in
selecting a slot.
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