Simply connect the MVD video adapter to a USB port on your laptop, desktop or workstation and you'll experience a leap in productivity utilizing multiple screen applications. There is no need to open up your computer and no need to call your friend who's a "computer guy"... just connect the adapter, follow the quick setup wizard, and surround yourself with as many monitors as you would like. You can even keep using your existing video adapter. With the high performance MVD Video Adapter utilizing DisplayLink's DL-160 chip there is minimal use of CPU resources; all processing is handled by a combination of CPU and the MVD video adapter itself.