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Video Features
This computer features two different (either
NVIDIA
or
AMD
) video options. You can switch display devices, and
configure display options, from the
Display
control panel
in
Windows
as long as the video driver is installed.
To access Display control panel in Windows:
1.
Go to the Control Panel.
2.
Click
Display
(icon) - in the
Appearances and
Personalization
category.
3.
Click
Adjust Screen Resolution/Adjust resolution
.
OR
4.
(
Win 7
) Right-click the desktop and select
Screen resolution
.
(
Win 8
) Right-click the desktop (use the
Windows Logo Key
+
D
key combination to access the desktop) and select
Screen resolution
.
5.
Use the dropbox to select the screen resolution.
6.
Click
Advanced
settings
.
To access the NVIDIA Control Panel:
1.
Go to the Control Panel.
2.
Click
NVIDIA Control Panel
(icon) - in the
Appearances and
Personalization
category.
OR
3.
(
Win 7
) Right-click the desktop and select
NVIDIA Control
Panel
from the menu.
(
Win 8
) Right-click the desktop (use the
Windows Logo Key
+
D
key combination to access the desktop) and select
NVIDIA Control Panel
from the menu.
To access the Catalyst™ Control Center:
1.
(
Win 7
) Right-click the desktop and select
Graphics Proper-
ties
.
(
Win 8
) Right-click the desktop (use the
Windows Logo Key
+
D
key combination to access the desktop) and select
Graphics Properties
.
OR
2.
Double-click the icon
(or right-click the icon and select
Configure Graphics
) in the notification area of the taskbar (make
sure “
Enable System Tray Menu
” is clicked in
Preferences
).
Multi GPU Configuration
This computer features
NVIDIA Scalable Link Inter-
face (SLI)/AMD CrossFireX
that improves graphic
quality and performance by combining
dual
GPUs (two
video cards are required) in a single system.
To enable/disable SLI
Configuration:
1.
Go to the
NVIDIA Control Panel
.
2.
Click “
+
” next to
3D Settings
if its sub-items are not shown
and
then click
Set SLI and PhysX configuration
.
3.
Click “
Maximize 3D Performance
” under “
SLI configuration:”
.
4.
Click to select “
PhysX settings;
Auto-select (recommended) is
the default setting.
5.
Click
Apply
and
Restart Now
to restart the computer.
To enable/disable CrossFireX Configuration:
1.
Go to the
Catalyst™ Control Center
.
2.
Click “
>
” next to
Gaming
if its sub-items are not shown
and then
click
AMD CrossFireX
.
3.
Make sure the option “
Enable AMD CrossFireX™
” is selected.
