S3 Display Switch Help


 Display devices: Shows the active display devices.


CRT:  Select to set the active display device to your CRT monitor.


 LCD:  Select to set the active display device to the LCD display on your portable computer.


 TV:  Select to set the active display device to the attached TV.


CRT Bitmap:  Shows the CRT activation state:  if the CRT is not active, the display on this bitmap will be gray.


LCD Bitmap: Shows the LCD activation state:  if the LCD is not active, the display on this bitmap will be gray.


TV Bitmap: Shows the TV activation state:  if the TV is not active, the display on the TV bitmap will be gray.


 Use CRT DDC information: If checked and a DDC CRT is connected, you can set each parameter within the CRT’s capability in the Advanced Settings page of the Display Properties.


Advanced settings:  Click this to invoke the Advanced Settings pages.


CRT Resolution:  Shows the current CRT viewport size.  This can be used to set the viewport size when in panning mode.


Increases or decreases the amount of information that appears on your screen.


This is the current CRT screen size.


CRT refresh (Hz):  The refresh rate for the CRT can be selected depending on the capabilities of your CRT.


Select the refresh rate for the CRT from this list.


Shows the panel (LCD) type:  STN or TFT.


Shows the panel (LCD) type:  STN or TFT.


Shows the physical screen size of the panel (LCD).


Shows the physical screen size of the panel (LCD).


LCD expansion: the source image can be centered or expanded when the desktop resolution is smaller than the panel (LCD) resolution.


Center:  Select this to center the desktop source image on the panel. (Default).


Expand:  Select this to expand the desktop source image on the panel.


TV type: Lists the available TV standard types.


TV type: Lists the available TV standard types.


TV output signal:  Shows the current output signal of the attached TV.

Composite:  Select this to set the TV output signal to Composite video.

S-Video:  Select this to set the TV output signal to S-Video.


Composite:  Select this to set the TV output signal to Composite video..


S-Video:  Select this to set the TV output signal to S-Video.


Flicker filter:   Shows the current TV flicker filter state.  Flicker filtering improves the quality of graphics data displayed on a TV.


On:  Select to turn the TV flicker filter on.


Off:  Select to turn the TV flicker filter off.


Flicker filter slider:  Increases or decreases the amount of flicker filter used by the system.


Adjust TV position: Click this button to invoke the Adjust TV Position controls to shift the screen position horizontally and/or vertically.


Shows Graphics Adapter information:  chip type, video memory size (in MB), and BIOS version.


Shows S3 Driver information:  Driver version numbers and release dates.


Shows the version number of this utility.


Video Out Option:  Select options for Hardware accelerated video playback.


Shows hardware accelerated video playback.  When two display devices display the same desktop area with same display timings and refresh rates, it is called Simultaneous mode; when the display timings are not compatible, DuoView® mode must be utilized. In Simultaneous mode, video is played on both displays; in DuoView® mode, you can select the internal or external display for video playback.

Note: In some modes, bandwidth or memory limitations may force software accelerated playback.


Shows the video playback on the internal display.


Shows the video playback on the external display.


Shows software accelerated video playback where video is played on both the internal or external displays.


Panning Option:  Turns the panning feature on or off.  If the desktop resolution is larger than the current physical resolution of the display device, only a portion of the desktop is displayed.   This panning feature can be used to see the rest of the desktop.


Select to turn panning on.


Select to turn panning off.  Non-panning is supported in 640x480(NTSC) or 800x600(PAL).  To switch to non-panning, you must first set the desktop using the Microsoft Display Settings page.


When a non-DDC monitor is attached, the resolution and refresh rate is set to 640x480, 60 Hz;  when a DDC monitor is attached, the valid resolutions and refresh rates provided by the monitor are shown on this page.  To override the monitor capabilities and show all resolutions and refresh rates, check this box.

Note:  Some monitors may be damaged by improper resolution or refresh rate selection. You should only use settings that you know your monitor supports.