ATI Technologies RADEON VE, RADEON 137-40225-20 User Manual

RADEON™VE User’s Guide

Version 1.0 P/N 137-40225-20 Rev. B

Copyright 2001 by ATI Technologies Inc.: AT I and RADEON VE - ATI Technologies Inc.;Windows 98SE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000 – Microsoft Corp.; VGA – International Business Machines Corp.

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Product Notice

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Using Multiple Monitors

Your RADEON™ VE provides dual display functionality and TV Out from a single video card. This new technology changes the way you view your PC, TV, and video graphics.

The RADEON™ VE uses HydraVision™ software to create a seamless multiple display desktop. Multiple monitor display works as one large work area. A single application can span all monitors, or many applications can occupy their own specific monitor. This feature will take your PC’s graphics and video capabilities to the next level.

Connecting your RADEON™VE to your monitors

The RADEON™ VE provides support for one DVI-I monitor or two VGA monitors using the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. A television can also be used to expand your desktop by using the S-Video connector

Plug the monitor cable into your card (if you are running multiple monitors, connect their cables to the appropriate connectors), then turn on the computer and monitor(s).

To connect a flat panel to the RADEON™ VE use the DVI-I connector as shown on the following page. To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug the supplied DVII-to-VGA adapter into the DVI-I connector, then plug your monitor cable into the adapter.

When you use multiple monitors with your RADEON™ VE, one monitor will always be primary. Any additional monitor(s) will be designated as secondary. The primary monitor displays the Windows The monitor(s) that remain inactive(black) are secondary.

start-up logo during the computer’s boot process.

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DISPLAY CABLE

TO VGA MONITOR

TO DIGITAL/ANALOG DEVICE WITH DVI CONNECTOR

TO TV/VCR

DVI -I

CONNECTOR

ON CARD

VGA

CONNECTOR

FROM

MONITOR

DVI-I-TO-VGA

ADAPTER

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RADEON™VE Display Configurations

Display Configuration

CRT monitor - 15-pin VGA connector

DFP monitor - 24-pin DVI-I connector

TV - s-video connector

CRT monitor +TV- 15-pin VGA connector +

DFP monitor +TV- 24-pin DVI-I connector +

CRT monitor + DFP connector

CRT monitor + CRT monitor

CRT monitor + DFP monitor + TV

Connector(s) Used Comments

- 24-pin DVI-I connector (with DVI-I-to-VGA

adapter)

s-video connector

- 15-pin VGA connector + 24-pin DVI-I connector

- 15-pin VGA connector + 24-pin DVI-I connector (with DVI-I-to-VGA adapter)

- 15-pin VGA connector + 24-pin DVI-I connector + s-video connector

Unsupported configuration if the CRT monitor is attached to DVI-I connector via DVI-I-to-VGA adapter

Please note that this will result in two independent displays with the third display “cloning” the image of one of the other two displays.

CRT monitor + CRT monitor + TV

Legend: CRT-(cathode ray tube) analog monitor utilizing the standard 15-pin VGA connector DFP-digital flat panel monitor utilizing the 24-pin DVI-I connector

- The DVI-I connector can support a monitor using a 15-pin VGA connector via DVI-I-to-VGA adapter

- The s-video connector on the board can support a composite connector via s-video-to-composite adapter

UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION

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Multi-Monitor Controls

The Windows®2000 Multi-Monitor Dialog

The Multi-Monitor dialog in Windows

2000 features a graphic representation of the current monitor array. The MultiMonitor dialog is located in the Advanced Settings of the Display Properties. You can drag the monitor illustrations to new locations in the diagram to change the array. You can also enable and disable monitors by double-clicking on the monitor number in the list box.

The Multi-Monitor dialog in Windows

98SE and Windows

Me is located in the Settings tab of the Display Properties. From here, you can enable/disable multiple displays, change color depth and screen resolution.

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To enable the secondary display (assuming a secondary display is attached to your RADEON™ VE):

Right-click on monitor labeled “2”.

Click “Enable” in the drop-down menu.

Click “OK”.

The Windows

To change resolution or color depth:

To reposition your display, click and drag the appropriate monitor to the desired position. For example, the secondary display can be dragged to the left of the primary display. This allows you to position your secondary display to be either physically left or right of the primary display.

98SE/Windows®Me Multi-Monitor Dialog

Left-click the desired monitor to make it active.

Make the desired changes to the color depth and resolution.

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The RADEON™ VE offers Ratiometric expansion. Ratiometric expansion (or digital panel scaling as it is commonly known) expands a low resolution image to fill a higher resolution panel. However,

Note

Ratiometric expansion is only available on the primary display. Therefore, if a DFP is set as secondary, the extended desktop is disabled and the resolution is less than the DFP monitor’s native resolution. This causes the DFP monitor to default to center mode.

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Dynamic Monitor Reassignment Windows 98SE/Windows®Me/Windows®2000

In addition to the fact that you never have to reboot when enabling and disabling multiple monitor settings, you can also change the assignment of your primary and secondary display on the fly without even rebooting!

Right-clickonthedesktopandclickonProperties from the drop down menu.

Select the Settings tab.

ClickontheAdvanced button.

Select the Displays tab.

This window shows you the display(s) that are active, and the button beside the active displays will be blue. The active blue buttons will have the word “Primary” or “Secondary” beside them.

Clicking on a blue button (in a dual display configuration) will reassign the primary and secondary monitors. Clicking on “Apply” will enable any changes that you have made.

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