Selecting Display Modes (Vgn-S Series) - Sony VGN-B1XP Hardware Manual

Selecting display modes (VGN-S series)

This model uses the MOBILITY RADEON video controller. You can select which display is used when the computer is connected
to an external display. When you connect an external display, you can switch the display between your computer's LCD and the
external monitor.
Before you can select a display, you need to shut down your computer, connect the external display (FDP (Flat Display Panel), panel
or monitor to your computer, and restart.
To select a display, proceed as follows:
1 Click the Start, then Control Panel.
The Control Panel appears.
2
Double-click Appearance and Themes, and then select Display.
The Display Properties dialog box appears.
3
Click the Settings tab.
4 Click the Advanced button.
The Sony Notebook LCD and MOBILITY RADEON Properties dialog box appears.
5
Click the Displays tab.
Select the Monitor, Panel or FPD icon.
6 Click Apply and then OK.
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You may not be able to display the computer LCD screen and an external display or a projector at the same time, depending on the types of computer displays and projectors
you are using.
Before turning on the computer, turn on the peripheral device(s).
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Connecting peripheral devices