• When an application using the DirectDraw or the Direct3D is played in full-screen mode, it is shown
only on the primary display.
• You cannot use the display switching function when you are in the Extend desktop mode.
Enabling the Extend desktop function
To enable the Extend desktop function, do as follows:
For Windows 7:
1. Connect the external monitor to the monitor connector; then connect the monitor to an electrical outlet.
2. Turn on the external monitor.
3. Press Fn+F7, then select Extend.
To change the resolution for each monitor, do as follows:
1. Right-click on the desktop, and click Screen resolution.
2. Click the Monitor-1 icon (for the primary display, the computer display).
3. Select the Resolution for the primary display.
4. Click the Monitor-2 icon (for the secondary display, the external display).
5. Select the Resolution for the secondary display.
6. Place the icons for the monitors so that they touch.
Note: You can set the monitors in any relative position, but the icons must touch each other.
7. Click OK to apply the changes.
Note: To change the color settings, right-click on the desktop, and click Screen resolution. Click Advanced
Settings, select the Monitor tab, then set Colors.
For Windows XP:
1. Turn off the computer.
2. Connect the external monitor to the monitor connector; then connect the monitor to an electrical outlet.
3. Turn on the external monitor and the computer.
4. Right-click on the desktop, and click Properties to open the Display Properties window.
5. Click the Settings tab, and click the Monitor-2 icon.
6. Select the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor check box and click Apply. (If the Monitor
Settings window opens, click Yes.)
To change the resolution for each monitor, do as follows:
1. Click the Monitor-1 icon (for the primary display, the computer display).
2. Select the color quality and the screen resolution for the primary display.
3. Click the Monitor-2 icon (for the secondary display, the external display).
4. Select the color quality and the screen resolution for the secondary display.
5. Place the icons for the monitors so that they touch.
Note: You can set the monitors in any relative position, but the icons must touch each other.
6. Click OK to apply the changes.
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