Video Features; Display Devices & Options - Alienware Aurora mALX User Manual

Alienware Aurora mALX Technical Reference

Video Features

This computer features an NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface (SLI) that improves graphic
quality and performance by combining dual NVIDIA GPUs in a single system to allow
the two graphics cards to run in parallel. You can switch display devices, and configure
display options, from the Display Properties control panel in Windows as long as the
appropriate video driver is installed.
To access Display Properties in Windows:
1. Click Start, and click Control Panel (or point to Settings and click Control
Panel).
2. Click Adjust screen resolution under the Appearance and Personalization
menu (or double-click Personalization > Display Settings).
3. Move the slider to the preferred setting in Resolution: (Figure 1 - 10 on page
1 - 18).
4. Click the arrow, and scroll to the preferred setting In Colors:
5. Click Advanced Settings (button) (Figure 1 - 9 on page 1 - 15) to bring up the
Advanced properties tabs.
7. The nVidia Control Panel can be accessed by right clicking over the Desktop,
and selecting the nVidia Control Panel option from the Menu.
Display Devices & Options
Besides the built-in LCD, you can also use an external DVI monitor (CRT)/external Flat
Panel Display or TV as your display device. A DVI monitor/Flat Panel Display connects
to the external monitor port, a TV to the 7-Pin S-Video-Out Jack.