External Monitor; Supported Monitors; Installing An External Monitor - Texas Instruments TravelMate 5000 Series User Reference Manual

External Monitor

Supported Monitors

The computer supports the following multifrequency
external and
Note: TM5020SE models do not support 1280 x 1024
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mode.

Installing an External Monitor

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Caution: Always turn off the computer before
connecting an external monitor.
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monitors.
VGA
800 x 600 with 65 thousand colors on CRT
1024 x 768 with up to 256 colors on CRT
1280 x 1024 with 256 colors on CRT (interlaced)
Turn off power to both the external monitor and the
computer.
Connect the 15-pin external
15-pin connector on the back panel of the computer.
Turn on power to the external monitor first; then turn
on the computer.
Switch the display between the Panel, CRT, and LCD
using the WinMode Utility in the Windows TravelMate
Notebook Center Group or the DOS VGA utility. For
more information on the WinMode Utility, refer to
WinMode Utility in Chapter 3 of this guide. For more
information on the VGA Utility, refer to Chapter 6 of
this guide.
monitor cable to the
VGA
External Monitor