Welcome to the multi-monitor guide. This guide will assist you with setting up your multi-monitor system, from purchase over installation to fine-tuning your system.

You can read the guide online or download it (HTML Help format, 47 KB).

Topics

Introduction:

• What is a multi-monitor system?
• How does it work?
• What are the benefits?

Installation:

• Required hardware and software
• Choosing the video card(s)
• Installation and troubleshooting

Configuration:

• Eliminating interference between monitors
• Calibrating the monitors

Common problems:

• Desktop icons move to primary monitor after reboot
• Screen saver only runs on the primary monitor
• OpenGL applications run very slow or not at all

Tweaking your system:

• Extending the desktop wallpaper across all monitors

Frequently asked questions:

• Extending the taskbar to a secondary monitor
• Playing videos on secondary monitors
• Watching TV on secondary monitors

Special topics:

• Laptops
• Multi-monitor gaming
• Mirroring a monitor
• OpenGL on multiple monitors