IBM 2621483 User Guide - Page 84

Disabling Dual Display, Considerations When Using Dual Display, Settings, Start, Control Panel

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Attaching an External Monitor 5. Click the Settings tab. 6. Click the Monitor-2 icon (for the secondary display, the CRT). 7. Click Yes to enable monitor 2 (if disabled). 8. Click the Monitor-1 icon (for the primary display, the LCD). 9. Select the color depth and the resolution of the primary display. 10. Click the Monitor-2 icon (for the secondary display, the CRT). 11. Select the color depth and the resolution of the secondary display. 12. Set the relative position of each monitor by dragging its icon. Note: You can set the monitors in any relative position, but the icons must touch each other. Disabling Dual Display 1. Click Start. 2. Move the cursor to Settings and Control Panel; then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click Display. 4. Click the Settings tab. 5. Click the Monitor-2 icon (for the secondary display, the CRT). 6. Clear the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor check box. The secondary display (monitor 2) is disabled. Considerations When Using Dual Display You can select up to 64K colors for your secondary display. You can select a resolution up to 1024x768 for your secondary display. If you want to show DOS full screen, the secondary display shuts off. When you exit from the DOS full screen mode, the secondary display returns. You cannot use the Fn+F7 (display switching) function when you are in dual display mode. 68 ThinkPad i Series 1400/1500 User's Reference

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Attaching an External Monitor
5. Click the
Settings
tab.
6. Click the Monitor-2 icon (for the secondary display, the CRT).
7. Click
Yes
to enable monitor 2 (if disabled).
8. Click the Monitor-1 icon (for the primary display, the LCD).
9. Select the color depth and the resolution of the primary display.
10. Click the Monitor-2 icon (for the secondary display, the CRT).
11. Select the color depth and the resolution of the secondary
display.
12. Set the relative position of each monitor by dragging its icon.
Note:
You can set the monitors in any relative position, but the icons
must touch each other.
Disabling Dual Display
1. Click
Start
.
2. Move the cursor to
Settings
and
Control Panel
; then click
Control Panel
.
3. Double-click
Display
.
4. Click the
Settings
tab.
5. Click the Monitor-2 icon (for the secondary display, the CRT).
6. Clear the
Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor
check box.
The secondary display (monitor 2) is disabled.
Considerations When Using Dual Display
±
You can select up to 64K colors for your secondary display.
±
You can select a resolution up to 1024x768 for your secondary
display.
±
If you want to show DOS full screen, the secondary display shuts
off. When you exit from the DOS full screen mode, the sec-
ondary display returns.
±
You cannot use the
Fn+F7
(display switching) function when you
are in dual display mode.
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ThinkPad i Series 1400/1500 User's Reference