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Chapter 4
Using nView Multi-Display Settings
the second display is an NTSC TV display, depending on the TV encoder on the
graphics card, the resolution may not be set above 800 x 600 and the refresh rate
cannot be set above 60 Hz. However, the computer’s analog display in such a
configuration may have its refresh rate and resolution set much higher. The desktop
may be “stretched” horizontally or “stacked” vertically, depending on user needs.
Due to operating system differences between Windows 9x and Windows NT 4.0/
Windows 2000, the latter does not currently offer true multi-display support for Span
modes using one NVIDIA multi-display graphics card
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. As a result, size of the actual
desktop is limited to twice the smaller size of the two displays.
Note: The desktop can be extended either horizontally (Figure 4.12) or vertically
(Figure 4.13).
Figure 4.12 nView Horizontal Span Mode — Windows XP
To access the nView Span modes, follow these steps:
1 Click the Horizontal or Vertical Span setting on the nView Display Settings page
and click Apply.
2 Click OK and Yes when the messages appear.
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5. If two graphics cards are installed, the Windows 2000 operating system does detect two devices.
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