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F.A.Q
(Frequently
Asked Questions)
This
section contains a list of symptoms, which may indicate a problem
with your software or hardware, and some troubleshooting steps you
can take to solve the problem. If you still have problems after
trying our suggestions, or if you’re having a problem, which is
not described below, please contact us. We’ll be glad to assist
you.
1.
After the
video card has been installed, my PC cannot passed
“self-check?accurately until the PC has to be started
up many times. Sometimes the
PC
cannot be started up until I have to take out the card from AGP
slot to reinstall it.
That
means video card isn’t correctly seated in the AGP slot.
Try the following:
1) Please check the installation of the video card if it is
perfect and check if there is eyewinker in the slot.
2) Take out the card to clean the “Golden finger?
with rubber. Then insert it into motherboard and try to start up.
2.
I
laid my PC aside for 3 months. When I started it up , there is no
display, and the PC beeps abnormally.
The
“Golden finger?of video card and memory may be covered by
dust or may be oxidative. You should polish the “Golden
finger?slightly with a high-class rubber.
3.
After
I moved the computer,
there is no display, and the PC beeps abnormally.
The
cause is possibly looseness of connection of spare parts when you
moved the computer. The transfiguration of trunk made some parts
such as sound card and video card and memory loose. In this case
the PC’s abnormal sounds remind your reinstalling the video
card.
4.
When I upgrade my Windows 98 to Windows Me, the system ask for
reinstalling the driver of video card. But after I reboot PC, it
came with no display and dead.
It
possibly because the video card’s driver fight against system.
You may enter safety mode and delete the video device. Then
reinstall the driver to solve the problem. If you cannot enter the
safety mode, please reinstall OS.
5.
I wanted
to upgrade BIOS of a 128MB video card, but I misused
BIOS files of 32MB.
It turned
out no display although the PC can be started up normally.
Try
the following:
1) Try again to upgrade correct
BIOS.
2) Or take out the AGP video card, then insert
a common PCI card into first PCI slot on mother board. Boot with
PCI video card and command the system boot from PCI
video card. Save the setting and exit the BIOS. Turn off PC and
insert AGP into slot. Turn on power. If the booting is successful,
you can flash the BIOS with a tool software in DOS.
After the booting, take the PCI card off. Then reboot the PC, make
the setting boot from AGP in BIOS.
6.
I
installed video card driver and did not reboot PC but install
drivers of sound card and network card. After
I rebooted
PC, there was
no display and the indication light of monitor turned
green to orange.
The
cause is incorrect installation of video card’s driver or
incorrect setting of monitor’s property. The wrong driver
installation will result in abnormal display and incorrect
identification of monitor, unable to set differentiate rate and
renovation rate of monitor.
The solution is simple: 1. Enter the safety mode of Windows; 2.
Unload the original driver; 3. Install the correct driver.
7.
My PC is
equipped with
a Geforce 2 MX200, the OS is Windows98. After
my installation
of driver, there was
something wrong with display when entered
Win98.
The
cause may be fighting between driver of manufacturer and the
system of Win98. Some manufacturers add up many codes with special
function to reinforce the products?function.
The solution is download a official driver issued by nVidia
website. Then reboot the PC and log in the safety mode. Delete the
manufacturer’s driver to install new one.
8.
I exchanged
the previous TNT Vanta Video card for a new Geforce 2 MX400. After
the installation of the new driver, I found that the max
differentiate rate is only 640?80, color setting is 16 only.
The
fighting between old and new driver resulted in the system unable
to identify the correct driver program.
The solution is: Don’t run the automatic installation program
and click right key of mouse: Properties →Setup
→Advanced →Adapter→ Alter→ Set the
installation path to relevant catalog of driver disc→Follow
the instruction of installation: Choose driver of video
card→Go on complete installation.
If
above-mentioned doesn’t work, please reinstall Operation System
and driver of Video card.
9.
Recently I downloaded an updated driver of video card, but I can
not complete installation for upgrade.
There
are three methods of installation for upgrade:
Enter safety mode. Then delete old driver and install new one.
Enter Control panel-→add new hardware-→install display
adapter-→install driver.
Install a video card driver casually. Then click?modify
driver? At last install updated driver.
10.
My PC was
ok when I used it. However the setup
of
color would turn into 16 colors after I installed Network card.
The OS is Windows98. Every time I can start it up normally. Under
the safety mode I can set up
256
colors or more. The setup of color remains 16 when I rebooted
it or tried to install so many video cards.
The cause is video cards against the hardware of network card.
The solution is :
Enter default setting of BIOS-→Enter safety mode of
Windows-→Enter device manager-→Delete Network card and
video card device-→Turn off the PC-→Open the
case-→Change a slot of PCI network card-→Enter BIOS.
Take the BIOS of AWARD as an example: enter “PNP/PCI
Configuration-→Change “PNP Os Installed?into “Yes?
-→ Change “Resources Controlled By ?into “AUTO?
-→Change “reset Configuration Data?into “Enabled?
-→Save setup and exit-→Reinstall the video card and
driver of network card.
If the above-mentioned steps did not work, please enter device
manager of Windows. Check the hardware resource of Network and
Video card. Try to allot the resource to dispel the conflict.
11.
My PC is equipped with the motherboard of SiS630 chipset which
contains SIS300 video card. I installed
the updated version of driver of SiS300.But I found that there was
no display and the computer was dead when I reboot the PC.
Not all new drivers are better than the old one. Some drivers on
website are just for testing which followed “Beta?in version
number and have some bugs such as compatibility problem.
The solution is: Uninstall the new driver or delete the device in
“System—Properties?under the safety of Windows. Then reboot
and install the old driver of video card.
12.
My PC is equipped with DirectX 8.0. The display will indicate that
there is
something wrong, program can't continue when I was playing
Warcraft III.
You should check if there is any problem in setting of hardware
acceleration. Lower hardware acceleration can solve the problem of
abnormal display.
The specific operation is: Enter Control panel-→Enter
display→Click “Advanc?#8594;Set the “Hardware
acceleration?as “NO?under Performance option→Confirm
and return “Control panel?
If the above-mentioned steps did not work, the cause may be the
driver of the video card does not support DirectDraw. You should
upgrade the driver on manufacturer’s website.
13.
My PC is equipped with Windows XP and GeForce TI 200.The OS attached
driver automatically for video card. I can enter the interface of
game when I was playing Counter Strike. Then there
was no display
while I began to play. After I installed updated DirectX the
problem remains.
There is not OpenGL in the video card’s driver attached by
Windows XP. However many 3D game can not run without this program.
The solution is: You’d better install the driver marked as
“FOR Windows XP?by manufacturer. Also you may change Mode of
video into “D3D?
14.
My PC is equipped with inferior brand video card. Sometimes
there is
no display
when I reboot it.
That means the status of cooler is not good. You should change
heatsink or cooling fan on the chip of video card and equip RAM
with cooler to lower temperature when it’s running.
15.
My PC is equipped with nVidia GeForce2 MX400. There is a small
square glinting on below and right corner of screen when I play 3D
game.
The
square is the logo of nVidia video card. How to remove it? Enter
display properties→Select “Setup?→Click
“Advanced?#8594;Select “Direct3D?→Remove ?
√ ?before “Show nVidia logo inD3D game?
16.
My PC lost driver of video card automatically when the system was
dead.
The
cause may be inferior quality of video card and the fight between
hardware and video card.
You should change a better video card or improve the status of
cooler of video card or lower the core clock.
17.
I
found that the performance of video card cannot be improved after
I opened AGP 4X function of GeForce2 GTS.
You
should set up RAM in BIOS.Enter BIOS interface. Turn 32MB into
64MB in “AGP Capture?
18.
If
I put a video card based on nVidia chip on motherboard which
adopted 133A , KX133 or KX133 chipset, the video card can work
under AGP 2X mode only. Whatever in Windows98 or 2000, I can not
set up AGP
4X mode.
Windows98:
RunRegedit.exe→Open“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\nVidia
Corporation\Global\System?→Alter Dword of “Enable VIA
4X?to ?0000001?
Windows
2000:
Run
Regedit.exe→ Open
“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentCintolSet\Services\nv4\device0
→
Alter Dword of “Enable VIA 4X?to ?0000001?
19.
I found that there
was no display
when I watched video files of RM format. Is this the problem of
video card?
This
problem is about the setup of video card. Take Realplayer as an
example: Choose “View?→?Preferences?/font>
→“Performance?
→“Video card Compatibility?→Remove ?√
”before “Use Optimized video display?/font>.
20.
The screen would show a white dot if I flash Geforce2 MX to
BIOS of the kindred video card.
The
default frequency of RAM of the kindred Geforce2 MX is different.
If the frequency of RAM is too high, performance of video card
would become instable. In this case you may recover the BIOS of
video card.
21.
Recently I exchange TNT Vanta video card with GeForce Ti
500. After I installed the video card and driver I found that the
display is abnormal.I checked the status of video card and found
it is normal. Even after I installed the updated driver but the
malfunction remains.
You
did not set up AGP 4X in BIOS of motherboard. Therefore the
incompatibility of power voltage between AGP slot and video card
occurred.
The
solution is: Enter BIOS of motherboard→Check the
setup→
“AGP
Mode?→ Change ?X?into ?X?or “Auto?
→Save and exit→Check PC.
22. My PC is equipped with PIII
800 MHz CPU, 256MB SDRAM, 30GB Hard Disc and GeForce2 MX400. The
screen will be dark when I run big game. But everything is OK if I
run other programs such as Office, Photoshop.
1)
The cause may be the problem of driver of video card. There is a
common feature that the differentiate rate will switch to lower
one when most of PC games are booted. If there is something wrong
with the driver, the problem of differentiate rate will occur.
2) Outdated DirectX program can not support updated game. The
problem will be solved if you install the driver of video card and
updated DirectX program.
23.
The display of my PC with Asus GeForce3 Ti 200 video card
was glinting when I played CS games. The setup of desktop was 1024?68@85HZ
in Windows. But the refurbish rate would become 60HZ.
All
setup of differentiate rate and refurbish rate on Windows desktop
are generally set under 2D circumstances. Therefore the refurbish
rate is quite low under 3D circumstances.
Take
Windows as an example: Enter “Resource manager?→Open
“\Windows\System?catalog→Find a DirectX diagnosis
program named “Dxdiag?and double click it to run it →
Choose ?other help?page → Click ?Replace?
→Enter a window : Replace Direct Draw refurbish rate →
Choose “Replace amount?with mouse and fill in a refurbish
rate.
24.
My PC is equipped with P4 1.7 GHz CPU, 256MB memory, Maxtor
40GB HD and GeForce2 MX400 video card. But I can not play many 3D
games and the display is abnormal.
3D
games need more video card memories. Therefore the abnormal
display will appear. You change another video card to have a try
to make sure whether the cause of the malfunction is video card or
not.
25.Expert
Play 3000 AGP card's compatible issue with motherboards.
The
Expert Play 3000 AGP card powered by S3 Savage IX (298) graphics
chip, S3 Savage IX chip does not support 1.5V signaling. At the
time this product was designed (1998-99 timeframe)
Therefore, this VGA card designs which used the SavageIX
chip ONLY used 3.3V signaling, which therefore limits the AGP
transfer rate to AGP2X only. For example, we can see from the
Intel chipset both the i845 and i850 ONLY support 1.5V signaling
on the AGP interface. The input buffers on the i845 and i850 chips
are NOT 3.3V tolerant. The AGP connectors on these motherboards
WILL ALWAYS BE 1.5V TYPE connectors, to prevent insertion of AGP
3.3V cards. So, we cannot insert this VGA card (which are 3.3V
only cards) into the AGP connectors on 845 and 850 motherboards or
another chipsets (third party providers, ex, SIS, VIA, ALI) that
only support 1.5V signaling on the AGP interface.
26.The
system doesn't boot when it’s turned
on, there is no display, and the PC beeps abnormally.
This
probably means that your new display adapter isn’t correctly
seated in the PCI or AGP slot. Try the following:
1.
Turn off your PC.
2. Remove your new KeeLai TEK display adapter from the PCI or AGP slot
and reseat it. The card should fit into the bus slot perfectly,
without extra “fingers?that do not match the slot
3. Re-attach the monitor cable to your KeeLai TEK card and turn on the
PC’s power. If the problem persists, repeat step 2
4. If you have another PC available, you may wish to try
installing the display adapter in another PC before calling
KeeLai TEK. This will help narrow down the cause of the problem.
27.
The
system appears to boot normally when it’s turned on but there is
no display on the monitor.
This
probably means that your monitor isn’t operating, or isn’t
connected to the display adapter correctly. Try the following:
1.
While the PC is still on, make sure that the monitor is plugged
into an electrical outlet and is turned on.
2. Turn off your PC. Reattach the monitor’s video cable to your
display adapter. This helps rule out the possibility of a loose
connection between the display adapter and the monitor. Verify
that the display adapter is still tightly seated in its bus slot.
3. Turn on power to your PC. If the problem still occurs, take
another look at the monitor. Many monitors have an indicator or
display that tells you whether or not the monitor is receiving a
video signal from the display adapter. This information will help
if you have to contact KeeLai TEK.
4. If possible, remove the KeeLai TEK card and reinstall your old
display adapter to verify that the monitor works correctly with
the old display adapter.
28.
An application doesn’t display correctly or behaves erratically
after KeeLai TEK display drivers were installed.
This
might indicate a problem with our display driver, or a hardware
compatibility issue. To narrow down the cause of the problem, try
the following:
1.
Temporarily switch to the standard VGA driver. Your PC will
operate in a low-resolution environment and you won’t have
accelerated display performance, but this is a good way to see if
the problem is related to the display driver.
2. Check our web site to see if an updated display driver has been
made available for your product.
3. Enter your motherboards CMOS setup, (Press [CTRL]-[Alt]-[Del]
during Power-On-Self-Test) and load “Fail-safe settings?
Consult the user manual of your motherboard to learn how to do
this.
4. Most AGP based display adapters require their own hardware
interrupt. On most motherboards however, this feature is not
enabled by default. Consult the user manual of your motherboard to
learn how to make these changes.
5. On most motherboards, the first PCI slot, the one to the left
of the AGP slot, shares one hardware interrupt with the AGP slot.
The hardware interrupt on this PCI slot is hard-wired and can’t
be changed. Make sure not to place any PCI card right beside the
AGP slot.
6. If the problem still occurs, you may need to contact KeeLai TEK.
29.
The KeeLai TEK display adapter does not run in AGP 4x mode, even
though both display adapter and motherboard are AGP 4x enabled. It
runs in AGP 2x mode instead.
This
indicates that either the AGP driver (VGARDT.VXD) may need to be
updated, or a setting in your motherboards CMOS setup needs to be
changed.
1.
Enter your motherboard’s CMOS setup, (Press [CTRL]-[Alt]-[Del]
during Power-On-Self-Test). Select “Advanced Chip Set
Settings? Locate the AGP section and select AGP 4x. Save your
settings and reboot the system. Consult the user manual of your
motherboard to learn how to do this.
2. Contact your motherboard manufacturer and inquire for an AGP
driver for your particular motherboard. If you have an AGP 4x
based motherboard with a VIA chip set for instance, you may need
to re-install the 4-in-1 drivers that shipped with your
motherboard to take full advantage of AGP 4x and the high
performance of your KeeLai TEK display adapter.
3. Load Microsoft’s web based update service to verify if there
is perhaps an updated AGP driver for your motherboard.
30.
The system appears to boot normally when it’s turned on. The
monitor comes on, shows the Power On Self Test. The moment
Windows?desktop is starts, the monitor turns off or shows a
message “Out of Range?
This
indicates that you (or Windows) chose a resolution and/or refresh
rate, that the monitor is not capable of handling. This is known
to happen on a few occasions where Windows 98, Windows 98SE or
Windows ME installs a “Default Monitor?after installing
display drivers
Turn
off your computer and turn it back on again. Immediately press the
[F5] key and keep it pressed until Windows has finished loading
the desktop. Windows is now loaded in “Safe mode? Right ?
click on Windows?desktop and open the “Display Properties?
- “Settings?applet. Click on “Apply?and reboot Windows.
Windows will now start normal, but with 16 colors. Again, open
your “Display Properties?- “Settings?applet, change the
color depth and the resolution. Click on “Apply?and Windows
will restart for a second time. Now Windows will come up normally.
You can now proceed to select the correct monitor type on the
advanced “Display Properties?- “Monitor?applet.
31.
Windows will not allow the display of its desktop on a television.
This
usually indicates that Plug&Play was unable to detect an
attached S-Video or composite video cable due to excessive cable
length, a broken cable or a poor connection..
1.
Try re-booting your computer with video cables attached to both
television and display adapter.
2. Try changing to a shorter video cable. A video cable should not
exceed 6ft (2m)
3. Try using “Professional?grade video cables. They are more
expensive, but well worth the effort.
4. If you need to use a longer cable, you must use a video
amplifier or repeater-box to compensate for signal loss over
distance.
32.
Windows will allow displaying its desktop on a television, but in
poor quality or only in black and white.
This
indicates that either you are using the wrong cable for your
television, or the wrong “Television Standard?has been
selected for output to your television.
1.
In Window’s “Display Properties? change to “Output
Device?in the “Advanced Settings?Tabs. Click on the
“Change Format?button to choose the TV Standard of your
country. The default setting is “United States - NTSC ?br>
2. In Window’s “Display Properties? change to “Output
Device?in the “Advanced Settings?Tabs. Click on the
“Format?button to choose the cable that connects your
computer with your TV
3. If your picture comes in color, but is blurry, your video cable
may be too long, or is of poor grade. Try using a shorter cable.
For best possible quality, try using a high grade S-Video cable
instead of a composite cable.
4. Perhaps you are using an S-Video cable connected to a SCART
(EURO A/V) adapter on a television that does not support S-Video.
Try using a Composite Video cable instead.
5. Perhaps you are using an S-Video cable connected to a SCART
(EURO A/V) adapter on a professional –type television. Please
consult the owner’s manual of your television to set-up the
television’s SCART interface correctly.
Windows
will allow displaying its desktop on a television, but not on a
VGA monitor simultaneously. This is not an error: Only a very few
display adapters, such as NVIDIA’s GeForce2 MX based display
adapters will support simultaneous display on both Television and
a VGA Monitor.
If
you have a GeForce2 MX based KeeLai TEK display adapter, open
Window’s “Display Properties?“Settings??applet,
choose a resolution of 800x600 or 640x480 and click on
“Apply? Then click on the “Advanced…” button and select
the “TwinView?tab. Choose the “Clone Desktop?feature and
click on “Apply?/font>
33.
Windows will allow displaying its desktop on a television, but DVD
playback is not possible.
This
is not an error: Today, most DVDs are “Macrovision?(MV7)
protected. Any DVD software decoder will detect the MV7 protection
key on your DVD, and it will then determine via Plug&Play, if
a television set is connected to your display adapter. If both
cases are true, the DVD decoder software must be stopped from
operating. This is done to protect the film industry from piracy.
Theoretically you could connect any VCR instead of your television
to your display adapter ?neither the DVD decoder, nor
Plug&Play would know the difference!
If
you insist to display your DVD on a commercial television set, you
should buy a regular DVD player. You can also obtain a VGA scan
converter to connect your VGA card to a television via S-Video.
Please be advised that KeeLai TEK does not sell scan converters, nor
does KeeLai TEK condone the illegal reproduction of copyrighted
material, and therefore will disclaim any responsibilities and
liabilities in the event of misuse.
34.
Two monitors are connected to a KeeLai TEK TwinView display adapter,
but it is impossible to get the second monitor working.
This
behavior indicates, that either the primary monitor or the
secondary monitor, or both monitors together, do not comply with
the DDC2a or DDC2b standard. The DDC2a/b standard is a
Plug&Play definition, which amongst others, clearly defines
power saving properties. Windows based operating systems can only
use one power management standard. To prevent serious damage to
any non-DDC2 compliant monitor, the TwinView feature is disabled
in the display driver. (The DDC2 issue is a mandatory requirement
from Microsoft to pass the “Windows Hardware Quality Labs?(WHQL)
certification.
1.
If nothing helps, get a DDC2 compliant monitor.
2. Verify your user manuals of both monitors. Some newer monitors
can be configured to become DDC2 compliant via the monitor’s OSD
?Setup (On Screen Display Setup). This software is built into
some monitors.
3. Try switching the primary and secondary monitors to determine
if this is a workable solution.
Two
monitors and a television set are connected to a KeeLai TEK
TwinView display adapter. It is impossible to enable the
television while both monitors are active.
35.
This behavior is correct. It is not possible to share the second
VGA output with TV-Out.
Open
“Display Properties?and change to the “Settings?tab.
Right-click on Monitor 2 - icon and select “Disable?from the
menu. Click on the “Apply?button to have the changes take
effect. Now click on the “Advanced…” button, and then on the
“Output Device?tab. Click on TV and then on the “Apply?
button. Your TV will now display a picture.
36.
Some more notes about using Televisions with VGA cards
Most KeeLai TEK
display adapters ship with a TV-Out connector, or a VIVO (Video In
/ Video Out) connector. This feature is useful for business
presentations, or, if you would like to integrate your computer as
a part of your home entertainment system. Please keep in mind that
your television is not at all designed to display a
high-resolution image. Here are some facts about television
technology that will help explain the situation:
A
typical television broadcast resolution is 720 x 540 pixels for
NTSC, and 720 x 576 pixels for PAL
Televisions display their picture at a low refresh rate: 30Hz for
NTSC and 25Hz for PAL.
The method to display a broadcast picture on a television is by
using “overscan? This means that the actual size of the
broadcast picture is larger than the size of the television tube.
By doing so, television manufacturers and TV stations do not need
to worry about precisely centering the picture they are
transmitting / displaying.
A video signal has a line frequency of only 15.675 KHz. (A
standard VGA signal has at least 31.5 KHz!)
Due to their low refresh rates, televisions are not designed for
still pictures.
Taking
all these facts into account, you may expect the video signal
coming from your VGA card appear slightly out of center, leaving a
border, flicker, and perhaps not be the sharpest, especially when
you compare this directly with the image displayed on your VGA
monitor. In other words, the picture will just be as good as the
media it is being displayed on.
This
is why it is not recommended to use a television to do word
processing or other applications that may require high resolutions
and a flicker-free picture.
Televisions
are interesting when they are used for large screen gaming, or
playing movies using a computer. Because TVs are designed to
display moving pictures, the low refresh rate and the not-so-sharp
picture become unnoticeable.
37. For
sis315 128MB Video card, There's a problem. Two, actually.
1st.
While I was able to install the card and the second monitor
adapter, it wouldn't display as a dual monitor - it would only
offer up a "mirror", which was of the same screen. It
didn't offer any additional screen "real estate" at all.
Not what I think of when I think dual monitor. I was looking to be
able to spread the windows of my various applications across two
monitors.
2nd. When the card was installed, I
couldn't access my cable modem. Every attempt to enable the cable
connection froze the computer solid. I couldn't even access the
task manager
In theory or practice, your question can get the perfect solution,
just from the functions of the GPU SiS 315.Please see the words
between the stars in "about SiS 315" ,it is obvious,
this GPU can support different content in two screen very well.
The key is the software whether or not
support two screen. In our experience, your problem mostly caused
by windows setup, please check http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q238/8/86.asp&NoWebContent=1
about SiS 315
In addition, the chip supports two-monitor setups using an
add-on chip called the SiS 301:
VGA and VGA
VGA and TV out
VGA and TDMS flat screem
Thanks to the flexible memory interface supporting both
**symmetrical** and **asymmetrical** chip setups as well as
memory sizes between 16 and 128 MB, the chip will make sure that
graphics cards manufacturers can go for the most cost-effective
memory configuration, providing a wide performance range.
Besides Club 3D, ECS and some others are also going to sell
cards with the 315.
for 2nd problem, it may concern about your computer system
(software, RAM capacity, configuration, etc..).Please check the
configuration of cable modem, or uninstall it completely, and
reinstall it after video card setup.
38.
I'm
still having no luck getting this card to display across two
monitors rather than have two identical desktops. the following
note was in the "Installation
of Multiple Display Adapters with Windows 2000" section of
that link : "Before
you insert your secondary display adapter, confirm that it has
VGA-disabled selected. (This is done with either a jumper or a
small dip switch located on the secondary display adapter. If you
cannot locate a jumper or switch, then consult the manufacturer's
documentation or contact the manufacturer for more information.) could
you install (or locate a customer who has installed) the same card
on a comparable Win 2K system and then provide me with steps?
To make maximum use of your system
here are some of the hardware configurations that are possible for
your Karaoke setup. You can even combine some of these for an even
more flexible solution...
Single Display
This is the setup most PC users will have. It's all you
need if you are using your computer to practice or for small
groups. It's not really suitable for professional Karaoke gigs.
With one display you must use either a windowed Karaoke display to
access the interface or switch to full-screen mode and use
keyboard control. Not recommended for pro gigs.
Single Display,
Mirrored on TV
This setup uses a special VGA to TV converter box and
allows you to use a TV to display the same thing that is on the
computer monitor (mirroring). The TV (or a projector even) would
be used for the singer and could be located a fair distance from
the PC system. You could run the TV output to a VCR to record the
show or display promotional video while you are selecting songs or
setting up so the audience doesn't see the player interface. Not
recommended for pro gigs.
Note: Some video cards come with a "Video
Out" or "TV out" as part of the card itself meaning
you don't need a separate converter box.
Dual Card, Dual Display
This setup uses a second video card to give a
completely independent video display. The second display could be
another PC monitor or a TV when sent through a VGA to TV converter
as above. This would be the minimum setup for a professional
Karaoke gig. With this setup the program interface is on the main
display and lets you add songs and monitor playback time etc. The
second display is used for the lyrics and the singer/audience
never sees the "behind the scenes" details.
Note:To install two video cards in one computer you
usually require both AGP and PCI slots.
Dual-Head card, Two
Displays
This setup uses a special "Dual Head" video
card. Essentially a single card that has two independent video
outputs. Works like the
two-card setup above.
Dual-Head card, Two
Displays, One TV
As above but the second output is run through a VGA to
TV converter. This lets you monitor the output so you can see the
same display as the singer.
39.When
run a 3D applications or games, the screen suddenly goes black (I
lose the monitor signal), but the computer doesn't lock up. How
can I fix it?
Try going
into Safe Mode and go to Control Panel / System / Device Manager.
Remove all monitor devices listed and let Windows redetect the
monitor when it restarts.
Try changing your refresh rate, either setting it at "Adapter
Default" or at 60Hz.
If you have no monitor drivers provided by the manufacturer,
select 'Plug and Play Monitor' from the Standard monitor types
section of the monitor drivers list.
Another solution would be to pull out the system RAM and stick
them into another RAM slot on your motherboard.
Tips and Tricks
Here are some of the tips and tricks to maximize your
hardware setup.
- Windows 98, 2000 and ME support multiple monitors
that make most of this possible. With two cards or a
"dual-head" card you have two independent displays
(primary and secondary).
- When properly set up all you need to do to use the
second display is to drag the window (main interface or
karaoke window) from one to the other with the mouse.
- Full-screen mode in WinCDG-Pro2 uses a special
DirectX mode that can only be used on the Primary display. To
make the karaoke display fill the screen on the secondary
display you must use "maximized" mode.
- Any VGA signal can be sent to a TV or video monitor
using a "VGA to TV" converter. These usually support
both composite and S-Video outputs.
- S-Video gives you a sharper, higher-quality output.
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