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Using the DVI monitor

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Using the DVI monitor If you have a model A20p computer, you can use either of the following Digital Visual Interface (DVI) monitors through the DVI connector of an expansion unit-either a ThinkPad Dock or a ThinkPad Port Replicator: IBM T85D 18-inch TFT LCD Digital Color Monitor (DVI model) IBM T55D 15-inch TFT LCD Digital Color Monitor (DVI model) Note: Before you attach the DVI monitor, make sure that the computer is attached to the expansion unit and the system works properly. To attach the DVI monitor, do as follows: 1 Turn off the computer. 2 Insert a small flathead screwdriver or a similar tool into the slot at the upper left of the cover on the DVI connector, and pry the cover off. 3 Connect the DVI monitor to the DVI connector on the rear of the expansion unit, and then connect the monitor to an electrical outlet. 4 Turn on the DVI monitor and the computer. The system starts. If the computer output does not appear on the DVI monitor, do the following: 1 Click Start → Settings → Control Panel. 2 Double-click Display. The Display Properties window opens. 3 Click the Settings tab. 4 Click Advanced... 5 Click the Displays tab. The FPD option appears. 6 Click the button on the left side of the FPD button. The FPD option is enabled. 7 Click Apply. The computer output appears on the DVI monitor. 8

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Using the DVI monitor
If you have a model A20p computer, you can use either of the following Digital Visual Interface
(DVI) monitors through the DVI connector of an expansion unit—either a ThinkPad Dock or a
ThinkPad Port Replicator:
±
IBM T85D 18-inch TFT LCD Digital Color Monitor (DVI model)
±
IBM T55D 15-inch TFT LCD Digital Color Monitor (DVI model)
Note:
Before you attach the DVI monitor, make sure that the computer is attached to the
expansion unit and the system works properly.
To attach the DVI monitor, do as follows:
1
Turn off the computer.
2
Insert a small flathead screwdriver or a similar tool into the slot at the upper left of the cover
on the DVI connector, and pry the cover off.
3
Connect the DVI monitor to the DVI connector on the rear of the expansion unit, and then
connect the monitor to an electrical outlet.
4
Turn on the DVI monitor and the computer.
The system starts.
If the computer output does not appear on the DVI monitor, do the following:
1
Click
Start
Settings
Control Panel
.
2
Double-click
Display
.
The Display Properties window opens.
3
Click the
Settings
tab.
4
Click
Advanced...
5
Click the
Displays
tab. The
FPD
option appears.
6
Click the button on the left side of the
FPD
button. The
FPD
option is enabled.
7
Click
Apply
.
The computer output appears on the DVI monitor.
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