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Connecting Multiple Monitors: Dell OptiPlex 320 User's Guide
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Connecting Multiple Monitors
Dell™ OptiPlex™ 320 User's Guide
Before Connecting Mutiple Monitors or a Monitor and a Television to Your Computer
Connecting Two to Three Monitors Using Surround View
Connecting Dual Monitors or a Monitor and a Television to a Graphics Card
Changing the Display Settings
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in
the Product Information Guide.
Before Connecting Mutiple Monitors or a Monitor and a
Television to Your Computer
To support dual monitors or a monitor and a television, you must have an optional graphics card. If you are connecting more
than one monitor, ensure that the connectors on your monitors (whether VGA or DVI) match the available connectors on your
computer, or that you have any necessary adapters. For example, if you have a VGA monitor that needs to be connected to a
DVI port on your graphics card, you must have the optional DVI adapter.
To connect a television to your computer, you must purchase an S-video cable, which is available at most consumer
electronics stores. An S-video cable is not included with your computer. You may connect only one monitor (VGA or DVI) in
addition to the television. See the documentation that came with your TV to ensure that you properly configure and connect
the TV.
Connecting Two to Three Monitors Using Surround View
NOTE: These steps only apply to a computer with an ATI graphics card.
1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin
.
2. Ensure that Auto is selected as the Primary Video option in system setup (see System Setup
).
3. Connect the VGA connector on one monitor to the VGA (blue) connector on the back-panel of the computer. For a mini
tower computer, see Back-Panel Connectors. For a desktop computer, see Back-Panel Connectors.
4. Connect any other monitors to the optional graphics card in the back of the computer. See Connecting Dual Monitors or
a Monitor and a Television to a Graphics Card for more information, if necessary.
Connecting Dual Monitors or a Monitor and a Television to a
Graphics Card
NOTE: These steps only apply to a computer with a dual-graphics capable graphics card.
If you purchased a graphics card that supports dual monitors, follow these instructions to connect and enable your monitors
or to connect one monitor and a television.
1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin
.
2. Connect a VGA monitor to the VGA (blue) connector on the graphics card in the back of the computer.