User Guide

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Detonator XP User’s Guide
C HAPTER
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T WIN V IEW B ASICS : W INDOWS 9 X
To use the TwinView features you need a dual-display graphics card based on
one of the following NVIDIA GPUs:
• GeForce2 MX family
• GeForce2 Go (for laptops)
• Quadro2 MXR
TwinView offers the following display modes:
• “Standard Mode” on page 25
• “Clone Mode” on page 31
Note: Your NVIDIA GPU-based dual-display graphics card supports the
Windows Extended Desktop feature. To use this feature, see “Extended
Desktop: Windows 98/Me” on page 39.
This chapter assumes you have an analog monitor (CRT) and either a digital
flat panel (DFP) and/or a TV attached to your NVIDIA dual-display graphics
card. Follow the appropriate examples based on the display device(s) attached
to your computer.
Accessing the TwinView Panel
If you have only one display device connected, the TwinView panel will only
have Standard (single-display) mode enabled and Clone mode disabled. In
single-display mode, you will not have TwinView Clone mode (Virtual
Desktop) and Video Mirror functionality and will have limited Desktop
Manager functionality. However, you can access the features available through
the Additional Properties button (see “Additional Features and
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