User`s guide

38 For Windows® 98 Users...
Multiple Display Support in Windows
®
98
Windows
®
98 provides support for using more than one display
device at a time—you simply install a separate PCI or AGP card
for each additional monitor you intend to use. With multiple
displays, you can expand your desktop, run different programs
on separate displays, even play some newer games with
multiple views. Each display can have a different resolution and
color depth!
Windows
®
98 automatically designates one graphics card as the
primary
graphics card. Each additional graphics card is
designated as a
secondary
card. Certain 3D and multimedia
features are only available on the
primary
graphics card. If you
are installing more than one graphics card, you need to consider
the following:
• If you install both a
PCI and an AGP
graphics card in the
same system, the
AGP
graphics card will become the
secondary
graphics card.
• If you install
two or more PCI
graphics cards in the same
system, the primary graphics card is typically the one
installed in the PCI slot with the lowest number—this is
typically the PCI slot farthest from the computer’s ISA slots.
Consult your computer system manual for help in selecting a
slot.
The latest information on installing ATI’s cards and enhanced
drivers for Windows
®
98 is provided in the Readme file on the
ATI Installation CD-ROM.
You can use multiple monitors
and
a single television at the
same time.
N
OTE
Some motherboards will allow an
AGP
card to act
as the
primary
graphics card. A motherboard
flash BIOS (for example, ASUS, Intel) may be
required to enable this feature. Check your
motherboard manufacturer’s website for
information.