Connecting Two Or More Monitors; Connecting A Tv - Dell XPS 710 Owner's Manual

1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices:
a. Click Start, then click Turn Off Computer.
b. In the Turn off computer window, click Turn off.
The computer performs a shutdown of the operating system, and then turns off.
NOTE: Ensure that the computer is off and not in a power management mode. If you cannot shut down the computer using the operating system,
press and hold the power button for 4 seconds.
2. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.
3. Connect the DVI or VGA connector of your monitor to the appropriate connector on the computer's primary graphics card:
To connect a monitor with a DVI connector, use the (white) DVI port on the primary graphics card.
To connect a monitor with a VGA connector, use the (blue) VGA port on the primary graphics card.

Connecting Two or More Monitors

CAUTION: Before you perform any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTE: In order to connect and use two or more monitors in a dual graphics card configuration, multi-GPU technology must be disabled. To disable multi-
GPU, see Changing the Display Settings to Support Two or More
NOTE: Depending on the options selected when you purchased your computer, your video card may have two DVI ports, or one DVI and one VGA port.
1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices:
a. Click Start, then click Turn Off Computer.
b. In the Turn off computer window, click Turn off.
The computer performs a shutdown of the operating system, and then turns off.
NOTE: Ensure that the computer is off and not in a power management mode. If you cannot shut down the computer using the operating system,
press and hold the power button for 4 seconds.
2. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.
3. Connect two or more monitors to the appropriate DVI or VGA ports on the back of the computer.
NOTE: In order to connect a monitor with a VGA connector to the DVI port on the back of your computer, a DVI-to-VGA adapter is required.
To connect two or more monitors directly to the DVI or VGA ports on your computer, see
To connect the VGA connectors of one or more monitors to the DVI port(s) on your computer, see
4. Change the display settings to support multiple monitors (see

Connecting a TV

CAUTION: Before you perform any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
Monitors.
Connecting a Monitor (Without an
Changing the Display Settings to Support Two or More
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Connecting a Monitor (With an Adapter).
Monitors).