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Title: C79EPMST CreationDate: 06/22/98 12:00:09 Attaching an External Monitor Attaching an External Monitor This section provides information about using the computer LCD and an external monitor. The LCD of your computer uses thin-film transistor (TFT) technology. This type of LCD displays in XGA (1024x768 resolution) video mode and 16M colors. If you are attaching an external monitor that supports a resolution higher than VGA mode, you can achieve a maximum of 1280x1024 video resolution. The multiple-monitor support function of Windows 98 is not supported. To attach an external monitor, do the following: 1 Power off the computer. 2 Connect the external monitor to the external-monitor connector ( ) at the rear of the computer; then connect the monitor to an electrical outlet. 3 Power on the monitor and the computer. 4 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program. See "ThinkPad Configuration Program" on page 27. 5 Change the display output location by clicking on the LCD + External Display ( ) button or the External Display ( ) button (with Windows 98, at the top left of the screen; with Windows NT, a little to the right of the top center of the screen). Chapter 2. Extending the Features of Your Computer 57

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Attaching an External Monitor
Attaching an External Monitor
This section provides information about using the computer LCD and
an external monitor.
The LCD of your computer uses thin-film transistor (
TFT
) technology.
This type of LCD displays in XGA (1024x768 resolution) video mode
and 16M colors.
If you are attaching an external monitor that supports a resolution
higher than VGA mode, you can achieve a maximum of 1280x1024
video resolution.
To attach an external monitor, do the following:
1
Power off the computer.
2
Connect the external monitor to the external-monitor
connector (
) at the rear of the computer; then connect
the monitor to an electrical outlet.
3
Power on the monitor and the computer.
4
Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.
See “ThinkPad Configuration Program” on page
27.
5
Change the display output location by clicking on the
LCD + External Display
(
) button or the
External
Display
(
) button (with Windows 98, at the
top left
of
the screen; with Windows NT, a little to the
right of the
top center
of the screen).
The multiple-monitor support function of Windows 98 is not
supported.
Chapter 2.
Extending the Features of Your Computer
57
Title: C79EPMST CreationDate: 06/22/98 12:00:09