Connecting An External Monitor; Connecting An External Monitor To The Notebook; Setting The Refresh Rate For Your External Monitor - Fujitsu Siemens Computers Professional Notebook Operating Manual

Connecting an external monitor

Externalmonitor:
You can connect an external monitor to the notebook's VGA port. Information
about the resolutions supported by the graphics card of your notebook can be
found under "Technical Data" in the EasyGuide.
You can use a key combination to switch back and forth between the external monitor and
the notebook?s LCD screen. More information about the device-specific key combinations
can be found in "Key combinations" in the EasyGuide.

Connecting an external monitor to the notebook

► Switch off the notebook and the external monitor.
► Connect the external monitor's data cable directly to the notebook's VGA port.
► First switch on the monitor and then the notebook.
If the notebook is connected to a Port Replicator, the operating system creates
a hardware profile for the "Docked" mode. The setting with the last screen used
for output is saved in this profile. This profile will be loaded, as soon as the
notebook is connected to a Port Replicator of the same type.

Setting the refresh rate for your external monitor

The refresh rate must be correctly set so that the image does not flicker.
Windows XP:
► To do this, select the monitor type in the menu Start - (Settings) - Control Panel - Appearance and
Themes - Display - Settings - Advanced - Display.
► Adjust the refresh rate and then click on Apply.
Windows Vista:
► Set the appropriate refresh rate for the connected monitor type.
► Select Start – (Settings) – Control Panel – Appearance and personalization – Personalization:
Adjust screen resolution.
or
► Right-click on the desktop. Click on Personalize – Display Settings and select monitor type 1
or 2.
► Select Advanced Settings – Monitor.
► Select Screen Refresh Rate to choose the optimum refresh rate for the connected monitor type.
► Click Apply and OK.
If the refresh rate set is too high, the monitor may be damaged. Please see the
documentation included with your monitor for the maximum possible refresh rate.
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