4CoreDual-VSTA User Manual Version 1.0 Published October 2006 Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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Contents 1. Introduction .................................................. 5 1.1 Package Contents .......................................................... 1.2 Specifications ................................................................ 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Premium and Basic OS...................................... 1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express Graphics Slot ................................................... 1.5 Motherboard Layout ......
3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ........................................... 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ........................................ 3.3.8 USB Configuration ............................................... Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen .................. Boot Screen ................................................................... 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration .................................. Security Screen ..........................................................
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.
1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.
Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 2 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD) and “Hot Plug” functions - 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x Game header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 20 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.
CAUTION! 1. 2. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 32. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read 3. “Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 28 for details. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 17 for proper installation. 4.
1.3 Minimum Hardware R equirement TTable able for W indows ® Requirement Windows Vista TM Premium and Basic OS This motherboard can support all features in Windows® VistaTM Premium. Please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement. CPU Celeron D 326 Memory VGA 512MB Single Channel DX9.
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1.5 Motherboard Layout 1 2 5 4 3 6 7 24.4cm (9.6 in) PS2_USB_PWR1 1 Center: FRONT Top: LINE IN Super I/O 7.1 CH HD PCI AGP 8X EXPRESS 8 1.5V_AGP1 RAID IDE1 IDE2 PCIE_GRAPHICS1 ATA133 Bottom: MIC IN 26 IR1 1 ` PCI 1 LAN PHY 4CoreDual-VSTA PCI 2 USB2.
1.6 HD 8CH I/O Panel 1 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 *7 2 11 12 10 Parallel Port RJ-45 Port Side Speaker (Gray) Rear Speaker (Black) Central / Bass (Orange) Line In (Light Blue) 8 9 10 11 12 13 3 6 4 7 5 8 9 Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) Serial Port: COM1 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Front Speaker (Lime) * If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”.
Chapter 2 Installation 4CoreDual-VSTA is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components. 2.1 Screw Holes Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis.
2.3 775-LAND CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 775-LAND CPU, please follow the steps below. 775-Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 775-LAND CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged. Step 1. Open the socket: Step 1-1. Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab.
For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket. Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical motion. Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the socket and properly mated to the orient keys. Step 3.
2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 775-Pin socket that supports Intel 775-LAND CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 775-LAND CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other.
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 4CoreDual-VSTA motherboard provides two 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots and two 240-pin DDRII DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR / DDRII DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDRII_1 and DDRII_2; Yellow slots; see p.11 No.
Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Step 2. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. notch break notch break The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation. Step 3.
2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, AGP, and PCI Express Graphics Slots) There are 4 PCI slots, 1 AGP slot, and 1 PCI Express Graphics slot on 4CoreDualVSTA motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. AGP slot: The AGP slot is used to install a graphics card. The ASRock AGP slot has a special design of clasp that can securely fasten the inserted graphics card. AGP slot is used to install AGP expansion cards. Please do NOT use a 3.
2.7 Surround Display Feature Thanks to ASRock patented PCI Express Graphics Technology, this motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade. With the external add-on AGP VGA card and PCI Express VGA card, you can easily enjoy the benefits of Surround Display feature. For the detailed instruction, please refer to the document at the following path in the Support CD: ..\ Surround Display Information 2.8 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup.
2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! FDD Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.11, No. 21) the red-striped side to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector.
Serial ATA (SATA) Power Cable (Optional) connect to the SATA HDD power connector connect to the power supply USB 2.0 Headers USB_PWR P-7 P+7 GND DUMMY (9-pin USB67) (see p.11 No. 20) 1 GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR (9-pin USB45) (see p.11 No. 18) Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on the drive. Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply. Besides four default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are two USB 2.
2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header as below: A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L. B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L. C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND). D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel. E. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. Set the Front Panel Control option from [Auto] to [Enabled]. F.
Game Connector +5V JBB1 JBX MIDI_OUT JBY JBB2 MIDI_IN (15-pin GAME1) (see p.11, No. 22) Connect a Game cable to this connector if the Game port bracket is installed. 1 +5V JAB2 JAY GND GND JAX JAB1 +5V ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector. (20-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.11, No. 29) ATX 12V Connector Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with ATX 12V plug to this connector so that it can provides sufficient power.
2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interface) is an all-digital audio/video specification, which provides an interface between any compatible digital audio/ video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, A/V receiver and a compatible digital audio or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV). A complete HDMI system requires a HDMI VGA card and a HDMI ready motherboard with a HDMI_SPDIF header.
2.11 Serial A ATTA (SA (SATTA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts VIA® VT8237A southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD) functions. You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk.
2.14 Installing Windows ® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista TM With RAID Functions RAID functions are still not available for Windows® VistaTM users now. If you install Windows® VistaTM and want to use RAID functions, please visit our website for the updates of Windows® VistaTM driver and related information in the future. If you want to install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the below steps. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A.
1. If you install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA HDDs, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 2.
3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.
3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key.
3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Configure CPU Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.
Spread Spectrum Select [Auto] for the spread spectrum feature. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard. Ratio Status This is a read-only item, which displays whether the ratio status of this motherboard is “Locked” or “Unlocked”. If it shows “Unlocked”, you will find an item Ratio Setting appears to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard. If it shows “Locked”, then the item Ratio Setting will be hidden.
Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. is Intel’s new power saving technology. Processor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to enable power savings. If you select [Auto], you need to set the “Power Schemes” as “Portable/Laptop” to enable this function. 3.3.
[Auto], [5T], [6T], [7T], [8T], [9T], [10T], [11T], [12T], [13T], [14T], [15T], [16T], [17T], [18T], [19T] and [20T]. The default value is set to [Auto] to set the timing by dram SPD. Active to CMD (Trcd) Use this option to select Active to CMD (Trcd). Configuration options: [Auto], [2T], [3T], [4T], and [5T]. The default value is set to [Auto] to set the timing by dram SPD. REF to ACT / REF to REF (Trfc) Use this option to select REF to ACT / REF to REF (Trfc). Configuration options: [Auto], [8T] to [71T].
Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [PCI], [AGP], or [PCI Express Gfx.] as the primary graphics adapter. The default vaule is [PCI]. AGP Mode The default value of this feature is set to [Auto]. If you install an 8X-AGP card on this motherboard, you may select [Auto], [8X] or [4X] as the AGP mode. If the installed AGP card is a 4X-AGP card, then you may set the AGP mode as [Auto], [4X], [2X], or [1X].
Card is plugged. Front Panel Control Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. CD-In Use this item to enable or disable CD-In of OnBoard HD Audio. Bus No. Use this item to select OnBoard HD Audio’s PCI Bus number. Configuration options: [02h], [80h]. The default value is [80h]. If you want to test HCT under Windows® XP, please set this item to [02h]. 3.3.
RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the system. 3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced To enable or disable the onboard IDE controller.
TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk.
3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register. Advanced PCI / PnP Settings PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32.
3.3.7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.
OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it. The default value is [Auto]. OnBoard MIDI Port Use this itme to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3.3.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers.
3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot H/W Monitor Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature M / B Temperature : 37 C / 98 F : 31 C / 87 F CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed : 3400 RPM : N/A Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.
3.5 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Boot Settings Exit Configure Settings during System Boot.
3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot From Onboard LAN VIA SATA Raid Utility Bootup Num-Lock To enable or disable the boot from onboard LAN feature. [Disabled] [Enabled] [On] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature.
3.7 Exit Screen Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitro Boot Exit Options Security Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation. Load Optimal Defaults Enter F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.
Chapter 4 Software Suppor Supportt 4 . 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information. 4 .
VIA RAID Installation Guide 1 VIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide …………………………………………………………………………………….. 2 1.1 Introduction of RAID ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 1.2 RAID Configuration Precautions ………………………………………………………………………………… 2 1.3 BIOS Configuration Utility ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 1.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility ………………………………………………………………………….. 3 1.3.2 Create Disk Array ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 1.3.3 Delete Disk Array ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 1.3.
1 VIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide You are allowed to configure RAID functions under BIOS environment. 1.1 Introduction of RAID VIA VT8237A south bridge chipset integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD functions with two independent SATA channels. This section will introduce the basic knowledge of RAID. RAID The term “RAID” stands for “Redundant Array of Independent Disks”, which is a method combining two or more hard disk drives into one logical unit.
1. You may use two new drives, or use an existing drive and a new drive to create a RAID 1 (mirroring) array for data protection (the new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive). If you use two drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base storage size. For example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for the RAID 1 set is 60GB. 2.
3. There are two methods to create a disk array. One method is “Auto Setup”, and another is “Select Disk Drives”. Select “Auto Setup” to allow BIOS to select the disk drives and create array automatically. Select “Select Disk Drives” to let user select the array drives manually. When using Select Disk Drives method, the channel column will be activated. Just highlight the target drives that you want to use and press to select them respectively.
Use the arrow key to highlight the Start Create Process and press , then a warning message will appear. Press Y to finish the creation, or press N to cancel the creation. Please note that the content of the hard drive will be destroyed after array creation. Create RAID 1 The data on disk drives will be destroyed if user uses “Auto Setup” to create RAID 1. But you can reserve the data on source drive if you use “Select Disk Drives” to select the source and the mirror drive.
The data on the first disk drive will be reserved and the other disk drives in JBOD will be expanded behind the first disk drive and become free space. Expand Span (JBOD) Array function is not available if VT8237A only supports 2 SATA ports. 1.3.3 Delete Disk Array User can delete a specific RAID that has been created. Following are the steps to delete a created disk array. 1. Use arrow key to highlight Delete Array item in main menu interface, and press . The channel column will be activated.
2 VIA Windows RAID Installation Guide You are allowed to configure RAID functions under Windows environment. The “RAID Software” is a Windows-based software utility with graphical user interface and provides user an easy-operation tool to configure and manage disk drives or disk arrays connected to VT8237 SATA controller. After GUI software is installed, it will automatically start every time when your Windows OS is started. An icon tray of the tool bar to indicate that GUI software is currently running.
2.1 Create Disk Array 1. You may click on one of the three buttons to create different types of disk array– RAID 1, Span, and RAID 0. Then a “Select Array Creating Method” will be prompted. Auto: The software will configure the available hard disk drives to be a disk array. User can modify the hard disk drives later. It is strongly recommended to use this method. Custom: Disk array is arranged by user. 2. Click “Auto” button. The “Creating Array” window will pop up.
3. A message box will pop up to prompt user that the disk array has been created successfully and ask user whether to restart the computer. Click “Yes” to restart the computer or click “No” to skip restarting. New disk array setting will take effect only after restarting. Create RAID 1 You can reserve the data on the source drive after clicking “Create” button when you create a RAID 1 array.
2.2 Delete Disk Array 1. Select the disk array that you want to delete from the left window. Click “Remove Array” button , then a warning message will pop up. 2. Click “Yes” to delete the specific disk array or click “No” to cancel. 3. A message box will pop up to prompt user that the disk array has been deleted successfully and ask user whether to restart the computer. Click “Yes” to restart the computer or click “No” to skip the restarting. New setting will take effect only after restarting.
2.4 Verify Mirror Disk Data on the mirror disk must be the same as its corresponding source disk to provide fault tolerance for RAID 1. 1. Select a RAID 1. Right-click the selected RAID, and then a shortcut menu will appear. Click “Verify Mirror” to verify whether the source and the mirror disks are identical. 2. After executing “verify mirror” command, a dialog will show the verifying process. You can pause or cancel this process at any time.
“need-sync” mirror disk should be synchronized as soon as possible. 2.5 Synchronize Mirror Disk For RAID 1, it must be synchronized when data on the mirror disk is not identical with its corresponding source disk. Sometimes the data on the mirror disk may be newer than the source disk. For example, the source disk is absent and the mirror disk runs in the tolerance mode. So the exact meaning of “Synchronize Mirror” is to keep the data on a pair of the source and the mirror disks identical.
2.6 Disk Error Detection RAID will pop up an error message when the failure or absence of a disk drive is detected. 2.7 Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array If, during the system-booting, the software detects the inconsistence between the source and the mirror disks of RAID 1, the disk array will be marked as critical status, and the software will automatically prompt user to duplicate the RAID 1 to make the mirror disk consist with the corresponding source disk again.
RAID 1 array is detected by the RAID software, it will indicate a serial steps to repair this problem. 1. A dialog box will pop up to indicate the RAID is broken. Click Yes. 2. Then another dialog box will pop up. If the source or the mirror disk drive is unplugged only, click “Cancel” to stop rebuilding step. Shut down the system. Plug the absent disk drive, and then reboot the system. If the original disk drive is broken-down, you may plug a new disk drive then reboot the system.
4. A warning message will pop up. If you want to rebuild the RAID by using the disk drive that you selected in the previous step, click “Next”. Warning: The data on the selected disk drive will be lost. 5. Reboot the system. 6. This RAID is marked as a critical RAID. The RAID software will do the “Duplicating Critical RAID 1” process.
AGP Slot and PCI Express Graphics Slot (PCI Express x 4) Installation Guide (for Windows XP) This installation guide will lead you to install AGP VGA card into AGP slot and PCI Express VGA card into PCI Express Graphics slot (PCI Express x 4) properly. Please carefully follow the procedures below according to the current condition of your PC system. Demo VGA card devices: 1. WinFast A340TDH + ASUS-EN5750 STEP1: Install the AGP card into the AGP slot.
STEP2: Install the OS (Operating System) and drivers of this motherboard STEP3: Install the AGP VGA card drivers Install the drives and any related software which are provided by the graphics card vender. Please make sure the drivers are successfully installed to your computer. STEP4: Restart your computer STEP5: Install the PCI Express VGA card into the PCI Express Graphics slot (PCI Express x 4), please follow the instructions below 1.
STEP6: Install the PCI Express VGA card drivers Install the drives and any related software which are provided by the graphics card vender. Please make sure the drivers are successfully installed to your computer.
STEP8: Set up a multi-monitor display Right click the desktop, choose “Properties”, and select the “Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor according to the steps below. 1. Click the “Identify” button to display a large number on each monitor. 2. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to be your primary monitor, and then select “Primary”.
STEP9: Use Surround Display Click and drag the display icons to positions representing the physical setup of your monitors that you wwould like to use. The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another.