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Guy Hart-Davis

"CNET Do-It-Yourself PC Upgrade Projects"


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86 Part II: Intermediate
After positioning the monitors in the Display Settings dialog box, move the mouse pointer from
one monitor to another to make sure the mouse pointer travels in a straight line rather than
jinking up, down, or sideways as it moves to the other monitor. If your monitors are different sizes,
you??™ll often need to adjust their horizontal or vertical placement to get a straight transition.
When you??™ve finished choosing monitor settings, click the OK button. If there
are any unapplied changes, Windows applies them and then opens the Display
Settings dialog box to make sure the screen looks okay. If there are no
unapplied changes, Windows simply closes the Display Settings dialog box.
Step 6: Add Serious Numbers of Monitors to a Desktop
Two monitors are enough for most mortals, but if you??™re one of the folks who has
no wish to be mortal, there??™s no need to confine yourself to two monitors. Windows
lets you add up to ten monitors to your PC??”assuming you have enough connectors,
monitors, and desk space.
You have two main choices for adding extra monitors to a desktop PC: by adding
conventional graphics cards or by using special hardware.
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Identify the Different Slots on Your Motherboard
Your PC??™s motherboard may contain any of three different types of slots that
can accept a graphics card:
AGP Aperture Graphics Port is a widely used technology for graphics
cards.


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