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have the 3ds Max interface maximized or stretched
to cover most of the display.
Your quickest options for bypassing this warning
are as follows:
• Shut down some of the other programs that are
concurrently running with 3ds Max.
• Reducethesizeofthe3dsMaxinterface.
• Reconfigure 3ds Max to use a different d isplay
driver.
Dual-Monitor Configuration
Many board manufacturers are building graphic
cards that support multi-monitor configurations.
The cards might advertise hardware features
like “Dua l Head” or “Mu lti-Head” that
have two monitor ports built into them.
Other manufacturers choose to handle dual
configuration through video drivers that let you
configure your system display in “Wide” mode.
Here are the details of what you need to watch out
for when configuring a multi-monitor system.
• Hardware “Dual Head” Solution
Many newer video cards offer this hardware
solution for setting up a dual-monitor system.
After installing the card and drivers, you wan t
to follow the manufacturer’s instructions for
configuring your system. Configuration is
done through your system’s Display Properties
dialog > S ettings panel.
You are presented with a diagram for each
monitor and you c an set the resolutions
independentlybyselectingamonitorand
adjusting the screen Area slider. You will also
often find utilities included with the drivers that
enable special features for the graphics card.
Thedisadvantagetothisconfigurationisthat
one monitor is a primary while the other
secondary, so performing some tasks can
only be done on applications positioned on
the pr imary monitor. For instance, if you use
screen-capture software, you can have that
programopenonthesecondarymonitor,but
if you want to capture an image, you can only
capture images of applications that are located
on the primary monitor.
•SoftwareDriverSolution
The software solution to multi-monitor
configuration is often found in older graphic
cards that fit in to your PCI slots. Each board
has a single port to accept a monitor and the
video drivers give you the option to configure
a single display in “Wide” mode to encompass
multiple displays. Also, because you have four