ATI Technologies 7200 Computer Hardware User Manual
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1. 32 2 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced button Click on the ATI Displays tab Click on the TV button Click the Adjustments tab DH QA KR WO In the Screen Size section click on the plus button beside the horizontal arrowheads wag to increase the horizontal size of the TV display 7 Click OK or Apply to save the changes you have made You can also reduce edge distortion by increasing the TV s contrast To Increase the TV Contrast 1 Access the Windows Control Panel Double click Display 2 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced button Click on the ATI Displays tab Click on the TV button Drag the Contrast slider to the right to increase the contrast 6 Click OK or Apply to save the changes you have made Changing Display Configurations If you move your PC to a place where you are using TV display only make sure that you have the TV display feature enabled You can set your display resolution as high as 1024x768 However higher resolutions will result in a virtual desktop If a TV is your only display device 33 and a higher mode is selected the display on your TV will disappear Using Games and Applications Some older games and applications may program your RADEON card directly to run under a specific display mode This may cause your TV display to turn off automatically or become scrambled the PC monitor will not be affected Your TV display wil2. The SCART connector supports only the Composite video format which means you will have to use an S Video to Composite Video Adapter Cable If your European TV does support S Video S VHS input you should use an S Video cable available in most consumer electronic stores rather than the SCART connector How To Enable Disable The TV Display 1 Access the Windows Control Panel Double click Display 2 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced button 30 3 Click on the ATI Displays tab Click on the TV button 4 Click the enable disable button B Click OK or Apply to save the changes Using and Adjusting TV Out For information about how to use TV display right click the ATI taskbar icon point to Help then point to ATI Television Display Using a Monitor vs Using the TV Display Using your TV for your PC s display is ideal for playing games giving presentations watching movies and browsing the Internet However the display on your monitor may change or looked squashed This occurs because the display adjusts to fit the dimensions of your TV To correct the monitor s display use the controls available on the Monitor Adjustments Tab on page 7 Some single frequency monitors may not work with TV display enabled If you experience problems when TV display is enabled disable TV display to restore your monitor s display Adjusting Monitor Display The size of the display on your monitor m
3. RADEON 7200 RADEON 7000 User s Guide Version 4 0 P N 137 40299 40 Rev C Copyright 2002 ATI Technologies Inc All rights reserved ATI and all ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc All other company and or product names are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective owners Features performance and specifications are subject to change without notice Product may not be exactly as shown in the diagrams Reproduction of this manual or parts thereof in any form without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc is strictly prohibited Disclaimer While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document ATI Technologies Inc assumes no liability with respect to the operation or use of ATI hardware software or other products and documentation described herein for any act or omission of ATI concerning such products or this documentation for any interruption of service loss or interruption of business loss of anticipatory profits or for punitive incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of the ATI hardware software or other products and documentation provided herein ATI Technologies Inc reserves the right to make changes without further notice to a product or system described herein to improve reliability function or design With respect to ATI pro
4. graphics card all the resolutions and refresh rates it supports The RADEON family of graphics cards are all DDC compliant By unchecking Use DDC information you can manually select the maximum resolution and refresh rate of your monitor However this is only recommended for older or non DDC compliant monitors Monitor Adjustments Tab The Adjustments tab provides the controls to adjust the monitor s screen position and screen size Monitor Properties Attributes Adjustments Advanced Screen Position Screen Size eke EJ Use the arrow buttons to shift your display left right up or down Use the plus or minus buttons to increase or decrease the vertical and horizontal size of your display Monitor Advanced Tab The Advanced tab provides horizontal and vertical synchronization controls Monitor Properties Attributes Adjustments Advanced Synchronization Horizontal Vertical Q Composite b Clicking the plus buttons adjusts the monitor s horizontal and vertical synchronization Checkmarking the Composite button combines the horizontal and vertical signals supplied by the RADEON graphics card to your monitor Composite should be checked only if you are using a composite sync monitor Consult your monitor s user guide for information on your monitor type 9 Multiple Monitors With an additional ATI graphics card installed in your system the
5. your display This adjusts the selected color red green or blue check button by moving the color curve with your mouse This accesses Game Gamma Properties This allows you to reset the desktop brightness and color settings to default values 14 Clicking the Game Gamma button accesses the Game Gamma Properties Game Gamma Properties Game Gamma 15 ATI Options Tab The ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information and access to the card s specifications You can also enable or disable the ATI taskbar icon Options Version Information CATALYST Version 02 1 2D Version 6 13 10 6091 Packaging Version 7 72 020506a 003824E AT AicaTaLysT Re activate all warning messages Enable TI taskbar icon application Show ATI icon on taskbar Disable quick resolution feature 16 Unchecking this allows you to remove the ATI icon from your system tray without disabling the ATI icon applications Quick resolution feature is accessible by left clicking the ATI icon in the system tray Checking this option disables the feature Clicking the Details button provides access to the Details tab Details ltem Value GPU Type RADEON 7000 ASIC ID 5150 Bus Type AGP 1X AGP 2x AGP 4x Current Bus Setting AGP BIOS Version 0 107 BIOS Part Number 11383202100 BIOS Date 2001 408 29 Memory Size 64 MB Memory Type SDR SGRAM SDRAM Diver File ati2dyvag dll Control Panel Vers
6. ATI Displays tab now provides the multi monitor features Here you can enable disable secondary display devices and swap the assignment of Primary and Secondary displays Displays Scheme usec 1024x768 Installing a Second ATI Graphics Card 1 Turn off your PC and install the second graphics card into an available PCI or AGP slot For more help and information refer to the Getting Started Guide 2 Connect your additional display into the graphics card 3 Turn on your PC Windows will detect the new graphics card and install the appropriate drivers 10 Enabling Disabling Secondary Displays 1 5 Access the Windows Control Panel Double click Display Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced button Click on the ATI Displays tab Click the enable disable button B for the display device you want to enable disable Click OK or Apply to save the changes Enabling Extended Desktop Mode 1 6 With an additional graphics card installed access the Windows Control Panel Double click Display Click on the Settings tab Click the monitor icon for the display onto which you want to extend your desktop Click Yes to enable the selected display Checkmark the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor check box Windows may automatically place it there Click OK or Apply to save the changes Dynamic Display Reassignment You can change the assignmen
7. Buffer is enabled Z Buffer Bit Depth can be 16 bits 24 bits or 32 bits 16 and 24 are selected by default to achieve optimum performance Very few applications require a 32 bit Z Buffer so in most cases this feature should be disabled 22 Alpha dithering method Support DXT texture formats Alternate pixel center Defaults button When applications use both dithering and alpha blending visual artifacts can occur This option allows you to select how the application should handle both features at the same time In most cases Error Diffusion will handle this situation quite well but there are a few cases where selecting Ordered may be necessary Enabling this allows applications to use this kind of texture format There are a few applications that can only support a limited number of texture formats By selecting Disabled the driver will not support DXT texture formats thus reducing the number of texture formats supported This may eliminate problems with some D3D games which display vertical and horizontal lines around textures or text that appears incorrect However this setting should only be used if you are experiencing the symptoms mentioned as it may cause problems with other games This button allows you to reset the Direct 3D Compatibility Settings to default values 23 OpenGL Control Panel Using this tab gamers can tweak the settings of their OpenGL games Main and Custom Setting
8. EON 7200 RADEON 7000 RADEON 7000 64MB AGP ae l 3 IBM STANDARD VGA MONITOR CONNECTOR 3 IBM STANDARD VGA 231 MONITOR CONNECTOR ote S VID OUT B d S VIDEO OUT For information on how to use the S Video Out connector refer to Using TV Out on page 27 If you install an additional ATI graphics card you can take advantage of Windows multiple display support When you use multiple displays one display will always be Primary Any additional display s will be designated as Secondary CATALYST Software Suite The following section provides an explanation of each ATI tab available after installing the CATALYST Software Suite Features presented in the following pages may not be supported in all operating systems and or may appear differently ATI Displays Tab The ATI Display tab provides information on the current screen resolution and refresh rate your monitor is set to Displays Scheme ee Clicking the monitor button accesses additional monitor information properties and controls Monitor Attributes Tab The Attributes tab provides display data channel DDC information Monitor Properties Attributes Adjustments Advanced DDC Information Supported Yes Display Name DDC Display Max Reported Resolution 1280x1024 Max Reported Refresh Rate 85Hz Maximum Refrest Apply DDC is the technology whereby the monitor communicates to the
9. TALYST Software Suite refer to the Getting Started Guide The CATALYST Software Suite installs the ATI display tabs These tabs are accessed through the Windows Display Control Panel through the Advanced button located on the Settings tab For a detailed explanation of each ATI tab refer to CATALYST Software Suite on page 5 Direct 3D and OpenGL The CATALYST Software Suite supports the latest versions of Direct 3D and OpenGL Your 3D game titles will come to life as you can tweak the game s settings for maximum 3D image quality or 3D gaming performance ATI s Direct 3D and OpenGL tabs are available through the Windows Display Control Panel through the Advanced button located on the Settings tab For a detailed explanation of the Direct 3D and OpenGL tabs refer to Direct 3D Control Panel on page 18 and OpenGL Control Panel on page 23 HydraVision With an additional ATI graphics card installed you can also use HydraVision for advanced multi monitor management For more information please refer to the HydraVision User s Guide PDF located on your ATT Installation CD Display Connectors The RADEON 7200 provides an IBM standard analog VGA connector The RADEON 7000 64MB PCI 32MB PCI and 32MB AGP versions also provide an IBM standard analog VGA connector The RADEON 7000 64MB AGP version provides an IBM standard analog VGA connector and an S Video Out connector RAD
10. a few specific OpenGL applications This button allows you to reset the OpenGL settings to default values 26 OpenGL Compatibility Settings OpenGL Compatibility Settings Settings Coene L Force Z buffer depth C Force 24 bit Force 16 bit Alpha dithering method Eror diffusion Ordered Support KTX buffer region extension C Enabled Disabled Force Z buffer This allows you to explicitly set the Z Buffer depth Most depth applications will work best when Disabled is selected When applications use both dithering and alpha blending visual artifacts can occur This option allows Alpha you to select how the application should handle both dithering features at the same time In most cases Error method Diffusion will handle this situation quite well but there are a few cases where selecting Ordered may be necessary Enabling this feature allows rapid updates of those portions of your screen that have changed Note that most applications will not be affected by activating this feature Support KTX buffer region extension Defaults This button allows you to reset the OpenGL button Compatibility Settings to default values 27 Using TV Out View your PC s display on a TV The RADEON 7000 64MB AGP version has TV Out capability You can connect this card to a TV and monitor at the same time Or you can connect it to your VCR and record your monitor s display TV display is ideal for playing g
11. ames giving presentations watching movies and browsing the Internet The following tips will help you get the most out of your TV Out feature IMPORTANT INFORMATION for European Customers Some PC monitors in Europe cannot be used simultaneously with TV display When you enable TV display in Europe the refresh rate for the monitor and TV is set to 50Hz Some monitors may not support this refresh rate and could be damaged e Please check the documentation supplied with your monitor to see if your monitor supports a refresh rate of 50Hz If your monitor does not support 50 Hz or if you are not sure then turn off your monitor before turning on your PC when using your TV as a display For information on disabling TV display see How To Enable Disable The TV Display on page 29 Some TVs in Europe may use a SCART connection If you use SCART please read Using SCART Connectors for European TVs on page 29 before attempting to connect your PC to your European TV Connecting to a TV or a VCR To connect the RADEON 7000 64MB AGP to a TV or a VCR use an S Video cable However most TVs 28 and VCRs have a Composite video input in which case you can use an S Video to Composite adapter If your TV has cable input only you can connect your card to your TV through your VCR or an RF modulator available in most electronics stores Connecting Your S Video Out to a TV or VCR 1 Turn off your PC and your TV or VCR 2 Ensur
12. ay be smaller and not perfectly centered when you have TV display enabled These effects are caused by the changes required to provide a proper display on the TV To correct the monitor s display use the controls available on the Monitor Adjustments Tab on page 7 31 Viewing Text ona TV A TV is designed primarily to show moving rather than static images The large dot pitch of a TV which is fine for moving video will yield poor quality static images such as text The small text sizes commonly used for PC desktops can appear blurred or unclear on a TV You can compensate for this by using larger fonts To Use Larger Display Fonts 1 Access the Windows Control Panel Double click Display 2 For Windows XP click the Appearance tab For Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 click the Settings tab the Advanced button then the General tab For Windows NT click the Settings tab 3 Inthe Font Size box select the size you want your displayed fonts to be 4 Click Apply If prompted click Yes to restart your PC Reducing Edge Distortion When using a TV for your PC s display you may see some edge distortion on the left and right side of your TV screen This effect depends on your TV and the PC application you are running To reduce edge distortion you can increase the TV display s horizontal size To Increase the Horizontal Size 1 Access the Windows Control Panel Double click Display
13. cation s performance Select Performance for the best possible 3D gaming performance at a slight reduction in 3D image quality The maximum screen resolution possible will automatically be indicated Select Quality for the best possible 3D image quality at a slight reduction in 3D gaming performance The maximum screen resolution possible will automatically be indicated SmoothVision Anti Aliasing can be applied using different sample patterns and sample points such as 2X or 4X Moving this slider to the right increases sampling to provide the most realistic 3D image 20 Texture Preference slider Mipmap Detail Level slider Wait for Vertical Sync Compatibility Settings button Defaults Selecting this decides whether your application should use high quality or high performance textures Moving the slider to the right delivers the highest quality experience Moving the slider to the left emphasizes a high performance solution while still providing good visuals This will allow you to choose the texture quality of the mipmaps the application will use Mipmaps are a collection of different sized textures of the same image As the user moves closer to a 3D object the image quality should increase requiring a higher quality texture of the same image The base mipmap is the highest quality texture and all subsequent mipmaps are smaller sized textures of the same image Moving the slider to the right selects a highe
14. ce will result in high quality textures with a negligible reduction in the application s performance The number of samples taken when anisotropic filtering is performed can vary By moving this slider to the right as the number of samples taken increases the quality of the final image increases significantly 16X provides extremely detailed crisp looking images as a result of the largest number of texture samples possible SmoothVision Anti Aliasing improves image quality by removing jagged edges from 3D images resulting in smoother more natural looking objects Selecting Application Preference will result in high quality images with a negligible reduction in the application s performance Select Performance for the best possible 3D gaming performance at a slight reduction in 3D image quality The maximum screen resolution possible will automatically be indicated Select Quality for the best possible 3D image quality at a slight reduction in 3D gaming performance The maximum screen resolution possible will automatically be indicated SmoothVision Anti Aliasing can be applied using different sample patterns and sample points such as 2X or 4X Moving this slider to the right increases sampling to provide the most realistic 3D image 25 Texture Preference slider Mipmap Detail Level slider Wait for Vertical Sync Compatibility Settings button Defaults Selecting this decides whether your application
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16. e your card was installed correctly as per the Getting Started Guide 3 Determine if your TV or VCR has an S Video or Composite video connection 4 Looking at the back of your PC locate your S Video Out Using an S Video cable or S Video to Composite adapter attach one end of the cable to your graphics card and the other to your TV or VCR Refer to the illustration for further help 5 Turn on your PC and your TV or VCR S Video Out Azo amp OR on l h i TV or VCR S Video Cables NOTE Newer TVs may have the Video Input on the front OR S Video to Composite Adapter panel 29 Starting Windows with TV Display Enabled The TV screen may become scrambled during the initial Windows logo display This is only a temporary effect and your screen will be restored within a few seconds During start up your RADEON 7000 64MB AGP will go through a sequence of mode settings during which your TV display will remain blank This process takes only a few seconds and helps program the TV display Using SCART Connectors for European TVs F Right red Audio In Left white Connect to PC Audio Cable Audio Out i gt Video Adapter Cable _ gt SCART Ra Connect to PC ite Video S Video Out CONNECTOR Composite Video In yellow ideo Ou Connect to TV or VCR lt _ The above illustration shows how to connect your PC to a European TV using the SCART
17. ion 6 13 10 3005 Memory Upgrade Modules Not Applicable Close ATI Overlay Tab The ATI Overlay tab allows you to configure the brightness contrast saturation hue and gamma properties of your video overlay Video Overlay Video overlay allows for the viewing of full motion video on your PC However there is only one video 17 overlay which is only available on the Primary display The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file type that supports overlay adjustments Overlay Overlay Adjustments Brightness Contrast a Saturation Cn O Hue 18 Direct 3D Control Panel Using this tab gamers can tweak the settings of their Direct 3D games Main and Custom Settings In the Main Settings you can maximize overall performance by moving the slider to the left or you can enhance overall image quality by moving the slider to the right Direct 3D Main Settings lt Performance Balanced Quality gt I Custom Settings Custom Settings Anisotropic Filtering Vv Application Preference SMOOTHVISION tm Application M Preference Texture Preference Quality lt Performance Quality gt Mipmap Detail Level Quality lt Performance Quality gt Wait For Vertical Sync Always Off Application Preference Compatibility Settings j Defaults j This al
18. l be restored once you exit the game or if you restart your PC
19. lows you to emphasize what kind of application experience you d like to have Moving the slider to the left will maximize application performance while moving the slider to the right will provide excellent 3D image quality Moving this slider from one position to the next changes the individual Custom Settings sliders found below When Custom Settings is checked the Main Settings slider is disabled allowing you to move each individual slider in the Custom Settings section below Setting the individual sliders gives you complete control over your application experience Using Custom Settings is recommended for advanced users only Anisotropic filtering uses a texture filtering technique that blends multiple texture samples together Selecting Application Preference will result in high quality textures with a negligible reduction in the application s performance The number of samples taken when anisotropic filtering is performed can vary By moving this slider to the right as the number of samples taken increases the quality of the final image increases significantly 16X provides extremely detailed crisp looking images as a result of the largest number of texture samples possible SmoothVision Anti Aliasing improves image quality by removing jagged edges from 3D images resulting in smoother more natural looking objects Selecting Application Preference will result in high quality images with a negligible reduction in the appli
20. or example the secondary display can be dragged to the left of the primary display allowing it to be virtually on the left as shown below 12 2 Click OK or Apply to save the changes Display Properties Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Settings Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors ESEN Display 1 Plug and Play Monitor on RADEON x Screen resolution Cobor quality Les Moe Highest 32 bit v 1024 by 768 pixels ES SS ia F monitor Identify Troubleshoot Advanced J Ratiometric Expansion Your RADEON card offers ratiometric expansion or digital panel scaling as it is commonly known This expands a low resolution image to fill a higher resolution panel However ratiometric expansion is only available on the Primary display Therefore if a flat panel display FPD is set as Secondary the Extended Desktop mode is disabled and the resolution is less than the FPD s native resolution This causes the FPD to default to center mode 13 ATI Color Tab The ATI Color tab is used to adjust the color settings You can change the red green and blue display colors Desktop brightness and Game Gamma brightness can also be changed Color Color Curve Desktop brightness Blue This increases or decreases the brightness of your desktop The higher the gamma value the higher the brightness of
21. r quality base mipmap delivering the highest quality application experience Moving the slider to the left selects a lower quality mipmap delivering the highest application performance Wait for vertical sync will lower the frame rate of full screen games but reduce the image tearing that can occur with the higher frame rate Selecting Application Preference allows the application to decide whether or not it should display its frames at the refresh rate of the monitor Selecting Always Off allows the application to run at its highest possible frame rate regardless of the monitor s refresh rate which is typically less than the frame rate at which the application will run This button allows you to access advanced settings that can solve compatibility issues for a few specific Direct 3D applications This button allows you to reset the Direct3D settings to default values 21 Direct 3D Compatibility Settings Direct3D Compatibility Settings Settings Support W buffer Support 32 bit 2 buffer depth C Enabled Disabled Alpha dithering method Eror diffusion C Ordered Support DXT texture formats Enabled C Disabled Alternate pixel center C Enabled Disabled This will enable W Buffer support for 3D games It is recommended to disable this for games that do not support this feature Certain applications require the increased precision of W Buffering and will exhibit artifacts unless the W
22. s In the Main Settings you can maximize overall performance by moving the slider to the left or you can enhance overall image quality by moving the slider to the right OpenGL Main Settings lt Performance Balanced Quality gt Gunton Settings Custom Settings Anisotropic Filtering Application xd Preference SMOOTHYISION tm K a 7 Y Application Performance Quality Preference Texture Preference Quality lt Performance Quality gt Mipmap Detail Level Quality lt Performance Quality gt Wait for Vertical Syne C Always Off Application Preference Compatibility Settings j Defaults j 24 This allows you to emphasize what kind of application experience you d like to have Moving the slider to the left will maximize application performance while moving the slider to the right will provide excellent 3D image quality Moving this slider from one position to the next changes the individual Custom Settings sliders found below When Custom Settings is checked the Main Settings slider is disabled allowing you to move each individual slider in the Custom Settings section below Setting the individual sliders gives you complete control over your application experience Using Custom Settings is recommended for advanced users only Anisotropic filtering uses a texture filtering technique that blends multiple texture samples together Selecting Application Preferen
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25. should use high quality or high performance textures Moving the slider to the right delivers the highest quality experience Moving the slider to the left emphasizes a high performance solution while still providing good visuals This will allow you to choose the texture quality of the mipmaps the application will use Mipmaps are a collection of different sized textures of the same image As the user moves closer to a 3D object the image quality should increase requiring a higher quality texture of the same image The base mipmap is the highest quality texture and all subsequent mipmaps are smaller sized textures of the same image Moving the slider to the right selects a higher quality base mipmap delivering the highest quality application experience Moving the slider to the left selects a lower quality mipmap delivering the highest application performance Wait for vertical sync will lower the frame rate of full screen games but reduce the image tearing that can occur with the higher frame rate Selecting Application Preference allows the application to decide whether or not it should display its frames at the refresh rate of the monitor Selecting Always Off allows the application to run at its highest possible frame rate regardless of the monitor s refresh rate which is typically less than the frame rate at which the application will run This button allows you to access advanced settings that can solve compatibility issues for
26. t for Direct 3D applications High resolution in 3D up to 2048x1536 Best performance for today s and tomorrow s applications Optional S Video Out to connect your PC to your TV or VCR Features At A Glance RADEON 7000 The RADEON 7000 provides high performance acceleration for today s demanding 3D graphic applications Its main features are VIDEO IMMERSION which provides industry leading DVD playback and digital TV decode capability Hyper Z technology which reduces memory bandwidth consumption resulting in improved 3D performance PIXEL TAPESTRY which can apply 3 textures at once to a complex 3D gaming scene 64MB double data rate DDR memory PCI and AGP versions 32MB double data rate DDR memory PCI and AGP versions Optional TV output support The 64MB AGP version provides an S Video Out connector RADEON 7200 In addition to the features of the RADEON 7000 the RADEON 7200 also provides CHARISMA ENGINE which is the main VPU providing full Transformation Clipping and Lighting at 30 million triangles per second necessary to accelerate today s 3D games and applications 64MB of single data rate SDR memory The RADEON 7200 is available as AGP only 3 ATIls CATALYST Software Suite 3D Gaming Experience ATIT s CATALYST Software Suite activates the advanced graphic features such as PIXEL TAPESTRY for advanced 3D gaming capability For help on installing the CA
27. t of your Primary and Secondary display on the fly without rebooting However before you can change the assignment of the Primary display at least one Secondary display must be enabled and Extended Desktop mode must be enabled 11 To enable a Secondary display refer to the section Enabling Disabling Secondary Displays To enable Extended Desktop Mode refer to the section Enabling Extended Desktop Mode 1 Access the Windows Control Panel Double click Display 2 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced button 3 Click on the ATI Displays tab The ATI Displays tab shows you the display s that are active The Primary display has the F button depressed To change the display assignment you can click the Primary display s B button or you can click the E button of the other display device In Windows 2000 and Windows NT4 0 clicking on the button will reassign the Primary and Secondary monitors Clicking on the J button creates a clone or mirror image of the Primary display onto the Secondary display Clicking on the J button extends your desktop to a Secondary display located to the right of the Primary display Clicking on the 3 button extends your desktop to a Secondary display located below the Primary display 4 Click OK or Apply to save the changes Virtually Repositioning Your Displays 1 On the Settings tab click and drag the appropriate monitor icon to the desired position F
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