Pc Installation And Connection; Pc.requirements - Imation Link User Manual

PC INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION

PC REQUIREMENTS:
The.Link.system.is.based.on.software.provided.by.DisplayLink.that.is.used.in.conjunction.with.the.Link.hardware..
DisplayLink.software.can.be.used.on.Microsoft™.Windows™.based.PCs,.from.Netbooks,.Notebooks/Laptops.
to.Desktops,.as.well.as.Macintosh™.systems.running.Mac.OS.X..The.driver.will.run.on.processors.ranging.from.
Atom™.N270.based.PCs,.basic.single.Core.CPUs,.and.of.course.the.latest.Dual,.Quad.Core.and.Core.i3/i5/i7.
CPUs.
The. quality. of. the. graphics. properties. is. dependent. upon. the. processing. power. available,. as. well. as. the.
operating.system.in.use..More.capable.systems.offer.higher.performance..For.optimum.DVD.quality.video.
display,.a.1.6GHz.processor.and.1.GB.of.RAM.is.recommended.
DisplayLink.software.is.available.for.PCs.running.one.of.the.following.Windows.operating.systems:
•. Windows.7.(32-bit.or.64-bit)
•. Windows.Vista.with.Service.Pack.1.or.2.(32-bit.or.64-bit)
•. Windows.XP.Home.or.Professional.(including.Tablet.edition).with.Service.Pack.2.or.3
Note:. 64-bit. editions. of. XP. are. not. supported.. No. Windows. Server. editions. are. supported.. Mac. OS. X.
requirements.and.installation.instructions.are.found.on.page.14.
GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT (WINDOWS VISTA/WINDOWS 7):
On.Windows.Vista.and.Windows.7,.DisplayLink.software.interacts.closely.with.the.primary.graphics.card..
DisplayLink.support.and.test.a.single.graphics.card.(GPU).installed.in.a.PC.and.all.major.GPU.vendors.including.
Intel,.ATI,.NVidia.and.Via..
Issues.may.be.found.with.PCs.with.multiple.graphics.cards,.or.other.graphics.card.combinations,.and.DisplayLink.
software..The.following.documents.the.combinations.of.testing.and.known.configuration.support.
Vista/Windows 7 on version 5.3
Switchable Graphics (ATI/Intel)
•. Untested.on.Vista.may.be.used.at.user's.own.risk
•. On.Windows.7.unsupported
Hybrid Graphics/Hybrid SLi/Hybrid Crossfire
•. Unsupported
SLi machine in SLi mode:
•. Untested.on.Vista.may.be.used.at.user's.own.risk
•. On.Windows.7.unsupported
SLi machine in non-SLi mode (i.e. with two or more
identical GPUs):
•. Unsupported
Crossfire
•. Unsupported
Other machines with two GPUs where only one
is active at once – restart needed to switch
•. Supported
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