Your computer's integrated graphics driver's user interface allows you
to control various video display modes. For example, you can activate the display devices
attached to your computer, adjust the color, or select dual display mode to display an
image on two devices.
Accessing the User Interface
Click the Start button and then click either Settings—>
Control Panel or Control Panel, depending on your
operating system.
Double-click Intel® Graphics Technology.
The user interface contains several property tabs that are discussed in the following
sections.
Devices Tab
The Devices tab shows which devices are attached to the computer and
indicates which devices are active. To activate a device, select the device or
configuration from the selection bar, and then click OK or Apply.
If both a monitor and a digital display are connected to the computer, click Intel®
Dual Display Clone to display the image on both devices. The Devices
page also allows control of display characteristics, such as colors and screen area.
Color Tab
The Color tab controls the tinting of the colors displayed on the
desktop and in the video overlay window. This feature is offered on all operating systems;
however, you cannot change the color, and the tab is hidden when the computer is in power
user/restricted user mode on Windows NT®-based systems, such as Windows® 2000 or Windows
XP.
The image located in the top left corner of the Color tab reflects the
color changes made on this tab.
Reset Bitmap button — Replaces the currently displayed bitmap
with the default bitmap. This button is not available if the default bitmap already
displays.
Load Bitmap button — Opens a file selection dialog. Select a new
bitmap image to replace the one currently displayed.
Gamma Ramp — Graphically represents the Gamma Ramp. This graph changes when
you change the Gamma Correction sliders.
Gamma Correction — Adjusts three attributes of each color
component: gamma, brightness, and contrast. First, select a color from the set of color
options (All, Red, Green, or Blue).
Then, move the sliders to adjust the attributes for the selected color(s).
Gamma — The gamma attribute affects the strength or degree of the color, so
that increasing the gamma value for red produces a greater red tint to the display.
Brightness — The brightness attribute of a color component determines how
light or dark it is, with the maximum value producing the lightest result.
Contrast — Contrast is the measure of the difference between light and dark
on a display. If you increase the contrast, the difference between light and dark
increases, so that an image that is white will be very bright and one that is black will
be very dark.
Color — Select the primary color to be changed, or apply the changes to all
colors equally.
Save Scheme button — Saves the current values into a
user-specified scheme. Select the Schemes property tab to access saved
schemes and to add additional values.
Restore Defaults button — Cancels all color changes and returns
to the default color setup.
Schemes Tab
The Schemes tab allows you to save the display properties with a
user-defined name for easy identification. You can quickly invoke these saved schemes from
this tab.
Schemes — Contains all of the schemes that you previously saved. When
selected, the values on the rest of the tab reflect the current values saved in this
scheme. You can edit in place, save, or delete schemes by using the buttons at the bottom
of the tab.
Video Modes — Contains a list of all possible video modes for your
computer. When a scheme is invoked, the computer uses the mode that you selected for that
scheme. To select another mode, create a new scheme and select the appropriate video mode.
Output Device — Controls what output device the scheme will use. The
default is Current Device, which will use whatever display device is
being used when you create the scheme.
Color Adjustments — Represents the color settings of the scheme.
These colors are set when you apply the scheme. To change these values, go to the Color
tab and adjust the Gamma Correction sliders.
Application To Launch — Used to enter the name of the application, game,
document, URL, and so on, that will be launched after you apply the scheme. When the
scheme is invoked, the color and mode settings are applied, and the program launches. This
task is useful for running specific applications or games at different modes without
manually changing the mode. Use the Browse… button to select a
program.
NOTE: Some games may require that
you paste the shortcut into this field rather than the path to the executable because the
shortcut may provide path and/or configuration options that the game requires to operate
correctly. As an example, when you place the Calc.exe in the Application
To Launch field and save it as Calc Scheme, when this scheme is
invoked, the calculator application will open.
Reset On Exit — When you check this box, the desktop mode reverts to the
previous settings when the application exits. Therefore, you can run the application or
game with different mode settings, and then return it to its original state when the
application is closed.
New... button — Creates a new scheme. The Save Scheme
dialog box prompts you for a scheme name; you can use a maximum of 50 alphanumeric
characters and/or underscores in the name.
OK button — After entering the scheme name, click OK
to create the new scheme.
Cancel button — Click Cancel to return to the Schemes
tab without creating a new scheme.
Save button — Click this button to name a scheme for later
recall. Also, to modify an existing scheme, select the scheme name and change the values.
Click Save to update the modified scheme.
Delete button — Click this button to permanently remove the
selected scheme from the computer. The computer prompts you again to verify that the
scheme should be removed.
Invoke button — Click this button to invoke the currently
selected scheme. You can also invoke a scheme by right-clicking the desktop, expanding the
Video Modes menu, and selecting a scheme from the menu.
Hot Keys Tab
The Hot Keys tab allows you to use special hot keys to activate an
associated action. This tab also allows you to enable/disable a particular hot-key
function by checking the Enable Hot Keys box. In addition, by clicking
the hot-key assignment, you can apply a different hot-key combination, if available.
Information Tab
Accelerator button — This button is selected by default as the Information
tab is opened. This tab contains the graphics controller name, graphics driver version,
video BIOS version, and current graphics mode.
Drivers button — By clicking this button, the computer provides
driver files and details such as the description, manufacturer, driver version, and file
date.
Monitor button — Clicking this button provides the following
information:
General Information — Display Type, Serial Number, Gamma Value,
and DDC2 Protocol.
Maximum Image Size — The maximum viewable image size supplied by
the monitor.
Monitor Supported Modes — Contains modes that the monitor can
support, regardless of what the graphics device or operating system can display. You
cannot choose some modes in the list as a desktop resolution.
Display Power Management Support — The display device’s
support for the three display power management modes are listed in this box, reflecting
the display device’s ability to support these modes, but disregarding the operating
system's configuration. This option is available only if the monitor supports Plug and
Play or DDC2 protocol.
Digital Display button — Clicking this button provides the following
information:
General Information — Display Type, Serial Number, Gamma value,
and DDC2 Protocol.
Maximum Image Size — The maximum viewable image size supplied by
the digital display.
Monitor Supported Modes — Contains modes that the digital display
can support, regardless of what the graphics device or operating system can display. You
cannot choose some modes in this list as a desktop resolution.
Display Power Management Support — The display device’s
support for the three display power management modes are listed in this box, reflecting
the display device’s ability to support these modes, but disregarding the operating
system's configuration.
View Report button — Click this button to generate a report page
that includes information on report date and time, driver version, operating system,
physical memory, and so on.
