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Motherboard User’s Guide
Dual Monitor
In order to enable “Dual Monitor” Function, users must have “
Two Monitors”
,
“Two Graphics Devices”
(one is for AGP graphics card, and the other for
onboard VGA) and Windows 2000 or Windows XP that supports the Dual
Monitor Function.
Note
: For the Dual Monitor Function, this motherboard only supports
“Extended” mode, not “Clone” mode.
Users must follow the “Dual Monitor Installation” below or visit our website at
: http://www.mercury-pc.com/support.php for detailed information.
Dual Monitor Installation (For Window XP)
If the onboard VGA is first installed, and you would like to use the add-on AGP
card. Please follow the installation steps 1-6. Users may go to step 4 directly if
the add-on AGP card is installed first and then turned on the onboard VGA
devices 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
Step 2: Install the ADD-on AGP Card
Shut down the system
Install the add-on AGP card in the AGP Ultra slot
Turn on the computer
Note
: 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/DVD-ROM before clicking on the
“Next” button. The Windows Auto-search will not be finished till it can’t
search the related driver.
Step 3: Install the Add-on AGP Card Driver
Install the add-on AGP 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. Here is the Driver Path:
CD_ROM:\VGA\Intel845g\WIN2K&XP\Graphics\Setup.exe
Restart the computer
Note
: If the add-on AGP 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 parameters of the two monitors.
