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You can move the display output to the computer display, the external monitor, or both by changing settings in the Display Settings window. Connecting an external monitor To connect an external monitor, do the following: 1. Connect the external monitor to the monitor connector; then connect the monitor to an electrical outlet. 2. Turn on the external monitor. 3. Change the display output location by pressing F6. This enables you to switch between viewing output on the external monitor, the computer monitor, and both monitors. Note: If your computer cannot detect the external monitor, right-click on the desktop, then select Screen resolution. Click the Detect button. Setting the monitor type To set your monitor type, do the following: 1. Connect the external monitor to the monitor connector, and then connect the monitor to an electrical outlet. 2. Turn on the external monitor. 3. Right-click on the desktop, and click Screen resolution. Note: If your computer cannot detect the external monitor, click the Detect button. 4. Click the icon for the desired monitor (the Monitor-2 icon is for the external monitor). 5. Set Resolution. 6. Click Advanced Settings. 7. Click the Monitor tab. Check the monitor information window to make sure that the monitor type is correct. If it is, click OK to close the window; otherwise proceed with the following steps. 8. If more than two monitor types are displayed, select Generic PnP Monitor or Generic Non-PnP Monitor. 9. Click Properties. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. 10. Click the Driver tab. 11. Click Update Driver. 12. Click Browse my computer for driver software, and then click Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer. 13. Clear the Show compatible hardware check box. 14. Select Manufacturer and Model for your monitor. If you cannot find your monitor on the list, stop the installation of this driver and use the driver shipped with your monitor. 15. After updating the driver, click Close. 16. Click OK. Note: To change the color settings, right-click on the desktop, and click Screen resolution. Click Advanced Settings, select the Monitor tab, then set Colors. Considerations for attaching an external monitor • When installing an operating system, you must install the display driver for your monitor that is supplied with the computer, and the monitor INF file that is supplied with the external monitor. 34 User Guide

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You can move the display output to the computer display, the external monitor, or both by changing settings
in the Display Settings window.
Connecting an external monitor
To connect an external monitor, do the following:
1. Connect the external monitor to the monitor connector; then connect the monitor to an electrical outlet.
2. Turn on the external monitor.
3. Change the display output location by pressing F6. This enables you to switch between viewing output
on the external monitor, the computer monitor, and both monitors.
Note:
If your computer cannot detect the external monitor, right-click on the desktop, then select
Screen
resolution
. Click the
Detect
button.
Setting the monitor type
To set your monitor type, do the following:
1. Connect the external monitor to the monitor connector, and then connect the monitor to an electrical
outlet.
2. Turn on the external monitor.
3. Right-click on the desktop, and click
Screen resolution
.
Note:
If your computer cannot detect the external monitor, click the
Detect
button.
4. Click the icon for the desired monitor (the
Monitor-2
icon is for the external monitor).
5. Set
Resolution
.
6. Click
Advanced Settings
.
7. Click the
Monitor
tab. Check the monitor information window to make sure that the monitor type is
correct. If it is, click
OK
to close the window; otherwise proceed with the following steps.
8. If more than two monitor types are displayed, select
Generic PnP Monitor
or
Generic Non-PnP
Monitor
.
9. Click
Properties
. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password
or provide confirmation.
10. Click the
Driver
tab.
11. Click
Update Driver
.
12. Click
Browse my computer for driver software
, and then click
Let me pick from a list of device
drivers on my computer
.
13. Clear the
Show compatible hardware
check box.
14. Select
Manufacturer
and
Model
for your monitor. If you cannot find your monitor on the list, stop the
installation of this driver and use the driver shipped with your monitor.
15. After updating the driver, click
Close
.
16. Click
OK
.
Note:
To change the color settings, right-click on the desktop, and click
Screen resolution
. Click
Advanced
Settings
, select the
Monitor
tab, then set
Colors
.
Considerations for attaching an external monitor
•
When installing an operating system, you must install the display driver for your monitor that is supplied
with the computer, and the monitor INF file that is supplied with the external monitor.
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User Guide