Attaching An External Monitor - Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430 User Manual

Attaching an external monitor

Your computer can support a maximum video resolution of up to 2048x1536, provided that the external
monitor also supports that resolution. For more details, refer to the manuals provided with your monitor.
You can set any resolution for either the computer display or the external monitor. When you use both at the
same time, the resolution of both is the same. If you set a higher resolution for the computer display, you
can see only part of the screen at a time. You can see other parts by moving the image with the TrackPoint
pointing device or another pointing device.
You can move the display output to the computer display, the external monitor, or both by changing settings
in the Display Settings window.
Connecting an external monitor
To connect an external monitor, do the following:
1. Connect the external monitor to the monitor connector; then connect the monitor to an electrical outlet.
2. Turn on the external monitor.
3. Change the display output location by pressing F6. This enables you to switch between viewing output
on the external monitor, the computer monitor, and both monitors.
Note: If your computer cannot detect the external monitor, right-click on the desktop, then select Screen
resolution. Click the Detect button.
Setting the monitor type
To set your monitor type, do the following:
1. Connect the external monitor to the monitor connector, and then connect the monitor to an electrical
outlet.
2. Turn on the external monitor.
3. Right-click on the desktop, and click Screen resolution.
Note: If your computer cannot detect the external monitor, click the Detect button.
4. Click the icon for the desired monitor (the Monitor-2 icon is for the external monitor).
5. Set Resolution.
6. Click Advanced Settings.
7. Click the Monitor tab. Check the monitor information window to make sure that the monitor type is
correct. If it is, click OK to close the window; otherwise proceed with the following steps.
8. If more than two monitor types are displayed, select Generic PnP Monitor or Generic Non-PnP
Monitor.
9. Click Properties. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password
or provide confirmation.
10. Click the Driver tab.
11. Click Update Driver.
12. Click Browse my computer for driver software, and then click Let me pick from a list of device
drivers on my computer.
13. Clear the Show compatible hardware check box.
14. Select Manufacturer and Model for your monitor. If you cannot find your monitor on the list, stop the
installation of this driver and use the driver shipped with your monitor.
15. After updating the driver, click Close.
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