Gigabyte 7 Series Technical Setup Manual

4K Collage Display Technology: Technical Setup Guide

This is a short guide explaining how to use Intel’s Collage Display Technology,
using a compatible GIGABYTE 7 series dual Thunderbolt® motherboard, onboard
Intel® HD4000 processor graphics* and four standard denition displays.

What You Will Need

1. Motherboard

A PC built using any GIGABYTE 7 series dual Thunderbolt® motherboard.

2. Processor

A 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i5 or Core™ i7 processor supporting Intel®HD4000
processor graphics.*

3. HD Displays

Four displays supporting 1920 x 1200 native resolutions with DisplayPort
interfaces. For Intel Collage Vertical Mode you may also require a
stand to hold the four displays in position.

4. Intel Collage Driver

The latest Intel Collage Driver is available from the GIGABYTE ocial website: http://www.gigabyte.com/

5. DisplayPort Splitter Adapters

Finally, you also need two DisplayPorts splitter Adapters plus DisplayPort
cables that allows you connect four displays using the onboard Mini
DisplayPorts of your GIGABYTE motherboard.

*Note: You can nd a more detailed component compatibility list here.

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Installation

1.Connect the PC

First, connect the two display port cables to the Mini DisplayPorts
on the motherboard back panel. Each of these DisplayPort cables
can then be connected to the splitter adapter.
Note: Depending on which splitter adapter you are using, you
may need to use DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort adapter cables.

2.Connect the DisplayPort splitter adapters

Now you can connect the two additional DisplayPort cables from
each of the two splitter adapters. These will then be used to
connect your standard HD displays.

3. Connect the Four Displays

Next you can connect the four DisplayPort
cables coming from the two splitter
adapters to the respective displays. In the
image below you can see the four displays
setup in vertical mode.

4. Install the Intel® Collage driver

This is a special driver developed by Intel and GIGABYTE that allows you create a 4K UltraHD resolution
(3840 x 2400 pixel) desktop environment across your four standard HD displays. You can download the
specic Intel® driver for your motherboard at these product pages:

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GIGABYTE Z77X-UP5 TH – Download Page

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GIGABYTE Z77X-UP4 TH – Download Page

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GIGABYTE Z77MX-D3H TH - Download Page
Follow the onscreen instructions during the installation process as normal. You may be asked to restart
your system.

5. Congure the Intel Collage Driver

Once installed, you can nd the Intel Graphics and Media Control Panel in the bottom right corner of
the screen. Right click the icon and select Graphics Properties. This is the software used to control and
congure the Intel® Collage Driver.

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