Lenovo ThinkPad 600E User's Reference Guide for TP 600 - Page 127

Automatically Detect Plug and Play, Advanced Properties

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Title: C79EGMST CreationDate: 02/10/98 09:24:42 Frequently Asked Questions How can I set up the external monitor if the Windows plug-and-play feature does not detect it? Do as follows: 1 Double-click on My Computer, Control Panel; then Display. 2 Click on the Properties... button. The "Display Properties" window appears. 3 Click on the Settings tab. 4 Click on Advanced Properties. 5 Click on Monitor. 6 Make sure that Automatically Detect Plug and Play Monitors is checked. 7 If the option is checked and your monitor is still not recognized after you restart the computer, click on the Change button. 8 Select the monitor type that you have attached and then click on OK. 9 Click on Close. 10 If you are prompted to restart your computer, click on OK. How do I maximize battery life? To maximize battery life, do the following: Use the battery until the charge is completely depleted (until the battery and power LEDs flash in unison). Recharge the battery completely before using (the battery is fully charged when the AC Adapter is plugged in and the battery LED is green). For a new battery or a battery that you have not used recently: Chapter 4. Solving Computer Problems 109

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Frequently Asked Questions
How can I set up the external monitor if the Windows
plug-and-play feature does not detect it?
Do as follows:
1
Double-click on
My Computer
,
Control Panel
; then
Display
.
2
Click on the
Properties...
button.
The “Display
Properties” window appears.
3
Click on the
Settings
tab.
4
Click on
Advanced Properties
.
5
Click on
Monitor
.
6
Make sure that
Automatically Detect Plug and Play
Monitors
is checked.
7
If the option is checked and your monitor is still not
recognized after you restart the computer, click on the
Change
button.
8
Select the monitor type that you have attached and
then click on
OK
.
9
Click on
Close
.
10
If you are prompted to restart your computer, click on
OK
.
How do I maximize battery life?
To maximize battery life, do the following:
Use the battery until the charge is completely depleted
(until the battery and power LEDs flash in unison).
Recharge the battery completely before using (the
battery is fully charged when the AC Adapter is
plugged in and the battery LED is green).
For a new battery or a battery that you have not used
recently:
Chapter 4.
Solving Computer Problems
109
Title: C79EGMST CreationDate: 02/10/98 09:24:42