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Connecting multiple external displays, Setting up multiple displays

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ENGLISH Connecting multiple external displays Your desktop PC may come with VGA, HDMI, or DVI ports and allows you to connect multiple external displays. When a graphics card is installed in your computer, connect the monitors on the output ports of the graphics card. Setting up multiple displays When using multiple monitors, you are allowed to set display modes. You can use the additional monitor as a duplicate of your main display, or as an extension to enlarge your Windows desktop. To set up multiple displays: 1. Turn off your computer. 2. Connect the two monitors to your computer and connect the power cords to the monitors. Refer to Setting up your computer section in Chapter 1 for details on how to connect a monitor to your computer. For some graphic cards, only the monitor that is set to be the primary display has display during POST. The dual display function works only under Windows. 3. Turn on your computer. 4. Configure the Screen Resolution settings. For details, refer to the section Configuring the Screen Resolution settings in the Windows® 8.1 User Guide, which can be found in this manual. ASUS M12AD / ED2AD and M52AD 25

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ENGLISH
Connecting multiple external displays
Your desktop PC may come with VGA, HDMI, or DVI ports and allows you to connect multiple
external displays.
When a graphics card is installed in your computer, connect the monitors on the output ports of
the graphics card.
Setting up multiple displays
When using multiple monitors, you are allowed to set display modes. You can use the additional
monitor as a duplicate of your main display, or as an extension to enlarge your Windows desktop.
To set up multiple displays:
1.
Turn off your computer.
2.
Connect the two monitors to your computer and connect the power cords to the monitors.
Refer to
Setting up your computer
section in Chapter 1 for details on how to connect a
monitor to your computer.
For some graphic cards, only the monitor that is set to be the primary display has display during
POST. The dual display function works only under Windows.
3.
Turn on your computer.
4.
Configure the
Screen Resolution
settings.
For details, refer to the section
Configuring the Screen Resolution settings
in the
Windows
®
8.1
User Guide
, which can be found in this manual.