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Chapter 2 — Getting Started
2. Connect the power cable from the external monitor to a power
outlet and turn on the monitor.
3. On your notebook, click the right touchpad button on the
Windows desktop to open the desktop menu. Click Properties to
open the Display Properties window.
4. In the Display Properties window, click Advanced in the Settings
tab. Click the Display Modes tab.
5. Under Driver mode, you can select the appropriate options to
change the display to an external monitor.
6. Adjustments to screen resolution and color depth can also be
made in this dialog box.
Under Display Modes, there is a drop-down list with tow options: Single and
Mirror. These options are described below
In Display Combination, there are two options available:
Single
VGA1 or LCD2. You can choose which device to apply as the
Primary display. VGA1 is the default value for Primary if an
external CRT is available. If an external CRT is not connected
to the notebook, only LCD2 is available.
In Single mode, the video display hot key combination is
available—you can cycle the video output by pressing the Fn
+ F5 keys.
In Display Combination, there is no Primary display option
Mirror
available. Only LCD2 is available as Secondary display even
when an external CRT is connected.
In Mirror mode, the video display hot key combination is
available—you can cycle the video output by pressing the Fn
+ F5 keys.
If the external CRT is connected, the display on the LCD and
the CRT is the same.
Tip: To ensure trouble-free video output, the first
time you use an external monitor, change the output in
the Display Properties dialog box. After successfully
switching modes, you may use the video function keys.
Note: Light or dark dots may appear on the LCD due to
technical limitations of LCD manufacturing. This will
not effect normal operation of the LCD.
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