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4 Display Configurations Connections and Adapters for the Radeon® X850 Series Card Z DVI-I-to-VGA Adapter. [ DVI-I Backplate Connection. To connect a flat panel, plug the monitors DVI-I connector into the DVI-I connection. Note: If you use multiple monitors, the Radeon® X850 Series card must be the primary graphics card. Normally, the system BIOS determines which graphics card will be the primary. To connect your monitors 1 Power off your computer and monitors. 2 Plug the monitor cables into their appropriate connectors. 3 Power on your monitors first, and then restart your computer so that Windows® can detect the new hardware settings. 4 When the New Hardware Found Wizard appears, at the appropriate prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to load the drivers for your Radeon® X850 Series card. Display Configurations Your Radeon® X850 Series graphics card provides dual display functionality and TV Out. The following table lists the different ways you can connect displays to your card. Display Connector(s) Configuration Used Single DFP display Single CRT display Single TV DVI-I connector DVI-I connector with DVI-I-to-VGA adapter S-Video Out Single HDTV display S-Video Out to HDTV (YPrPb) cable Comments DFP - digital flat panel display. CRT- cathode ray tube analog display. The S-Video out can also support a composite connection via the SVideo-to-Composite adapter. HDTV - High Definition Television

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Display Configurations
Note:
If you use multiple monitors, the
Radeon® X850 Series
card
must be the primary graphics card. Normally, the system BIOS
determines which graphics card will be the primary.
To connect your monitors
1
Power off
your computer and monitors.
2
Plug
the monitor cables into their appropriate connectors.
3
Power on
your monitors first, and then restart your computer so that
Windows® can detect the new hardware settings.
4
When the
New Hardware Found
Wizard appears, at the appropriate
prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to load the drivers for your
Radeon® X850 Series
card.
Display Configurations
Your Radeon® X850 Series graphics card provides dual display
functionality and TV Out. The following table lists the different ways you
can connect displays to your card.
DVI-I-to-VGA Adapter.
DVI-I Backplate Connection.
To connect a flat panel, plug the
monitors DVI-I connector into the DVI-I connection.
Display
Configuration
Connector(s)
Used
Comments
Single DFP
display
DVI-I connector
DFP - digital flat panel display.
Single CRT
display
DVI-I connector
with DVI-I-to-VGA
adapter
CRT- cathode ray tube analog
display.
Single TV
S-Video Out
The S-Video out can also support a
composite connection via the S-
Video-to-Composite adapter.
Single HDTV
display
S-Video Out to
HDTV (YPrPb)
cable
HDTV - High Definition Television
Connections and Adapters for the Radeon® X850 Series Card