Dual Display Procedure (Windows XP)
The following are step by step instructions that will guide you through hardware and software installation to properly drive two displays monitors using one computer. Hardware Installation Static electricity can severely damage electronic parts. Take these precautions prior to beginning the graphic card installation: Before touching any electronic parts, discharge the static electricity from your body by touching the internal metal frame of your computer while it is unplugged. Do not remove a card from the anti-static container it shipped in until you are ready to install it. Whenever you remove a card from your computer, always make sure to place it back in its container. Do not let your clothing touch any electronic parts. When handling a card, hold it by its edges, and avoid touching its circuitry. Hardware/Software used for procedure: Monitors: ViewSonic VP2290b (3840x2400 @ 20Hz) ViewSonic VP201m (1600x1200 @ 60Hz) Motherboard: ASUS P4B533-E http://P4B533 Specifications Video Cards: PNY nVIDIA Quadro FX2000 (AGP) http://FX2000 Specifications PNY nVIDIA QuadroNVS (PCI) http://NVS Specifications Memory: 1GB RAM 40GB HD CPU: Intel Pentium 4 (2.4GHz in computer used for procedure.) (Note: Recommend Higher CPU for optimal performance.) Adapter: Single to Dual VGA cable for QuadroNVS PCI card. Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional. Other: ViewSonic Wizard VP2290b/VP201m.
AGP Video Card Installation
Preparing Your Computer for Installation Prior to working on your computer, make sure the power of the computer and any attached equipment such as a monitor or printer is turned off. Unplug your computer and remove the cover. 1. Begin by installing the AGP video card. The NVIDIA Quadro FX2000 card (the more powerful of the two) will drive the VP2290b. 2. Push the card firmly and evenly until its fully seated into the slot. Replace the screw to secure the bracket of the graphics card to the computer chassis. Replace the cover of your computer.
Note: Do not install NVIDIA QuadroNVS PCI card at this time.
3. Plug your Monitor cable into the appropriate connector on your graphic card. All cables MUST be connected before your computer is powered on. 4. Plug power cable and turn computer on. 5. Install driver for NVIDIA FX2000 video card. http://PNY Driver Support 6. Load ViewSonic CD Wizard for the VP2290b into CD-Rom drive. 7. Complete CD Wizard driver installation. (The.Inf and.Icm. allows proper detection of the VP2290b monitor.) 8. Restart Computer.
9. Enable horizontal span view to achieve a resolution of 3840x2400 at 20Hz. a. Right click on desktop window. b. Drag cursor to Properties. c. Click on Properties. d. Click on Settings tab. e. Click on Advanced. f. Click on Quadro FX 2000 tab.* (Refer to picture 1.) g. Click on nView Display Mode.* (Refer to picture 1.) h. Select Horizontal Span.* (Refer to picture 1.) i. Click Apply to set Horizontal Span View Mode.

Step f.

Step g.

Step h.

After completing all four steps proceed to PCI Video Card Installation.
PCI Video Card Installation
Preparing Your Computer for Installation Prior to working on your computer, make sure the power of the computer and any attached equipment such as a monitor or printer is turned off. Unplug your computer and remove the cover. 1. Install NVIDIA QuadroNVS PCI video card. This video card (the less powerful of both) will drive the VP201m. 2. Push the card firmly and evenly until its fully seated into the slot. Replace the screw to secure the bracket of the graphics card to the computer chassis. Replace the cover of your computer. 3. Install LFH to Dual VGA cable.
4. Plug your monitor cable. 5. All cables MUST be connected before your computer is powered on. 6. Turn computer on. 7. Install driver for the 200 NVS PCI video card. http://PNY Driver Support 8. Restart Computer. 9. Load ViewSonic CD Wizard for the VP201m into CD-Rom drive. 10. Complete CD Wizard driver installation. (The.Inf and.Icm. allows proper detection of the VP201m monitor.)
11. Make VP201m monitor active by going to Display Properties/Settings. a) Right click on windows desktop. b) Drag cursor to Properties. c) Click on Properties. d) Click on Settings tab. 12. To make the VP201m display active, highlight the square that strings to the monitor. (Refer to Picture 2.)

Blue border indicates current active display.

VP201m Monitor.

VP2290b Monitor.
Picture 2. 13. Picture 2 shows blue border around square 2 and this indicates current active display. 14. Note: Square 1 strings to VP201m. 15. Move cursor to square 1 and click on it, this will make it active. 16. Change resolution to 1600x1200. a) Slide resolution bar to 1600x1200. (Refer to Picture 3.) b) Drag Cursor to Apply. c) Click Apply. (Will make resolution active.)
17. Check the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor box and click apply, this will enable span view onto the VP201m. (Refer to Picture 3.)

Resolution slide bar.

Extend my Windows.
Picture 3. Set resolution to VP201m to 1600x1200. (Note: Make sure Square 1 is active, refer to step 12, 13, and 14.) 18. Set desktop utility bar and desktop icons to VP201m. a) Desktop Utility Bar: Right click on utility bar and hold to drag from VP2990b to VP201m. (Only if necessary.) b) Desktop Icons: Highlight/drag to VP201m desktop. (Only if necessary.) VP201m: 1600x1200 @ 60Hz driven by PNY nVIDIA Quadro4 200NVS PCI Video Card.
VP2290b: 3840x2400 @ 20Hz driven by PNY nVIDIA Quadro FX 2000 AGP Video Card. Picture 4. (Final Result)

Matrox Parhelia HR256 - Setup/Configuration guide

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Setup/Configuration guide
Unpacking your Matrox Parhelia HR256

Matrox Parhelia HR256

(LFH60-USB to LFH-60)

LFH60-USB cable

(LFH-60 to LFH-60)

LFH-60 cable

CD-ROM
Make sure you have all the items shown. You should have received a Matrox Parhelia HR256 graphics card, LHF60-USB cable, LHF-60 cable, and CD-ROM.
Removing your old graphics card
Uninstall the display drivers for the graphics card you currently have installed in your computer. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect. After your computer has restarted, the Windows Installation Wizard will prompt you to install drivers for the new graphics hardware detected. Cancel the Wizard and shut down your system. Open your computer and remove the currently installed graphics card from your system.
Inserting your Matrox Parhelia HR256
A. B. Insert your Matrox Parhelia HR256 card in the first PCI slot (preferably) on the motherboard of your computer. In your motherboard's CMOS settings, make sure PCI is selected for the primary display. (For information on how to access and change your motherboard's CMOS settings, see the documentation for your motherboard.) Connect your monitor to your Matrox graphics card (there are 2 cables to connect): Connect the monitor end of the cable labelled A to the corresponding connector (labelled 'A') on your monitor. Connect the other end of this cable (labelled #1/#2 MG200) to the main connector (labelled #1/#2) of your graphics card (this is the connector closest to the motherboard). Connect the end of the cable (labelled B) to the corresponding connector (labelled 'B') on your monitor. Connect the other end of this cable (labelled #3/#4 MG200) to the secondary connector (labelled #3/#4) of your graphics card (this is the remaining connector on the graphics card, and the one furthest from the motherboard). DON'T CONNECT THE USB CONNECTOR JUST YET. THE USB CONNECTOR IS USED ONLY WHEN UPDATING THE FIRMWARE ON YOUR MONITOR.

C. * * * *

Restarting your computer
You are now ready to restart your computer and install your Matrox display driver, as well as other software updates for your display. After your computer is restarted, Windows detects your graphics hardware and prompts you to install drivers for this new hardware. Do the following: A. B. Exit the Installation Wizard by clicking Cancel. Insert the Installation CD-ROM included with your Matrox graphics card into the CD-ROM drive. To download the latest Matrox Parhelia HR256 driver from our web site, please visit http://www.matrox.com/mga/workstation/3dws/driver.cfm#prod_grid From the Autorun menu, run the setup.exe file to install your Matrox display driver. Follow the on-screen instructions. Click Next > OK to proceed with the installation. When the installation is completed, you will be prompted to restart your computer for the changes to take effect; please do so. After your computer has restarted, right-click your Windows desktop, then click Properties. Go to the Settings tab and move the slider to the right to get a 1920 x 1200 or 3840 x 2400* display resolution. Note: If you're unable to select a display resolution of 3840 x 2400, you may not have the necessary or required firmware update for your monitor. In this case, continue to Step 5.

C. D. E. F. *

Updating your panel firmware
If you have a ViewSonic VP2290 monitor: go to http://www.viewsonic.com/support/drivers2.htm and download the VP2290b_UpdateTool.zip file to your desktop. (This is an archive file that contains the necessary software to update the firmware on your VP2290 22.2-inch color monitor.) *If your panel is not listed above, please refer to our website for latest version of this document.

AND THEN. A. B. Change your display resolution to a single display mode (such as 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1600 x 1200, etc.) to be able to properly run the setup for the file you downloaded. Run the setup.exe from the downloaded file (if the downloaded file is zipped, as in the case of the ViewSonic model, you need to extract the files into a folder on the desktop first) to install the firmware update software. Restart your computer if/when you're prompted. C. While Windows is running, connect the USB cable (on the Matrox monitor cable) to the computer's USB connector and let Windows detect and install this USB device. Run the now-installed program (firmware update software you just installed) to update your monitor firmware. Restart your computer if/when you're prompted. For step-by-step installation screenshots of the IBM Firmware Update Utility (fwupwik.exe) please see Appendix A (p.4). For step-by-step installation screenshots of the ViewSonic Firmware Update Utility (fwupwvj.exe) please see Appendix B (p.10). NOTE: When you run the application to update the firmware, you may be prompted to select the graphics card installed in your computer and, depending on the software you're using, the refresh rate. Any additional settings, such as whether your monitor is DG3 (supporting refresh rates up to 41 Hz) or a DG5 (supporting refresh rates up to 48 Hz), are automatically updated by the firmware update software.
Appendix B: Step-by-step installation of the ViewSonic Firmware Update Utility (fwupwvj.exe)
Use the following screenshots to help guide you through a step-by-step installation of the ViewSonic Firmware Update Utility. To install your ViewSonic Firmware Update Utility: Double-click the icon for the file (fwupwvj.exe) that you just downloaded. Note: If you already have a Firmware/EDID update utility installed, even if for another monitor type, you'll be prompted to remove the currently installed version before installing this new version.
Click OK to continue. A progress bar will appear.

Click Next to continue.

Click Yes to continue.

Click Next to continue. A progress bar will appear.
Click Continue Anyway to continue.
Click Finish to return to your Windows desktop.
Step-by-step installation of the Firmware Update for your ViewSonic VP2290b monitor
Use the following screenshots to help guide you through a step-by-step installation of the Firmware Update for your ViewSonic VP2290b monitor. To install the Firmware Update for your ViewSonic VP2290b monitor: Click Start > Programs > QUXGAWUpdate.
Select Confirmed, then click Run.
Select Current card: Matrox Parhelia HR256 in the Graphics card group box, then make sure 41H is selected in the Refresh rate group box.

Click Run.

Click OK.
When your firmware update is completed, this message will appear:

Click Yes

Please close all running applications and restart the computer for the changes to take effect. After restarting, right-click your Windows desktop background, then click Properties > Settings. Use the slider to select a display resolution of 1920 x 1200 or 3840 x 2400.

Very important

For Matrox Parhelia HR256 graphics cards, you must select "Preset 06" to be able to achieve a 3840 x 2400 display resolution with Viewsonic 9mp monitors. After updating the firmware on your Viewsonic monitor, this preset should be selected (enabled) by default.