Using Svga Video Mode; Connecting An External Monitor To The Computer - IBM ThinkPad 310E User Manual

Using the Computer LCD or the External Monitor

Using SVGA Video Mode

Note:
When installing an operating system,
you must install the display driver
supplied with the computer to use
SVGA mode.
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Connecting an External Monitor to the Computer

To attach an external monitor to the computer:
1
Turn off the computer.
2
Attach the external monitor to the external monitor connector and
then to the electrical outlet.
3
Turn on the external monitor and the computer.
The IBM ThinkPad 310E/310ED models have an LCD screen that
supports an SVGA video mode with 800-by-600 resolution. You can
also display information in higher resolutions by attaching an
external monitor to your computer that supports higher resolutions.
The table shows the various display modes available with your
computer.
Display Modes
Resolution and Color Depth (LCD only)
640x480 (full screen)
800x600 (full screen)
1024x768 (virtual screen)
External Resolution and Color Depth (CRT only)
640x480
800x600
1024x768
1280x1024
TFT (1 MB)
16,777,216
65,536
256
16,777,216
65,536
256
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DSTN (1 MB)
65,536
256
256
16,777,216
65,536
256
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