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Switching the Display, Changing Resolution and Number of Colors

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Switching the Display 1. In the Display Properties dialog box, select Settings; then select Advanced .... 2. Select NeoMagic tab; then click Display Options. 3. Select the display and click OK. 4. Click OK twice. • Although you can switch the display with Fn+F5, use the above procedure in normal use. • While playing video or animation, you may not be able to switch the display. Changing Resolution and Number of Colors When shipped, your computer is set to the default resolution and color. The default resolution is 800 x 600 at 64k color. To change the resolution and the number of colors, perform the following: 1. In the Display Properties dialog box, select Settings. 2. Select the number of the colors in the Colors, and select the resolution in Screen area. Refer to the table below. 3. Click OK twice. Resolutions and Colors you can choose Resolution Number of Colors 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768(2) 16 256 64K 16M(1) 256 64K 256 (1) The number of colors in this mode is made using a Dithering algorithm (on the internal LCD only). (2) Only 800 x 600 dots are displayed on the internal LCD. Move the cursor to show the remainder of the 1024 x 768 dots. • You cannot switch to a display resolution and number of colors that are not available. • In the Color Palette, High Color (16 bit) means 65,536 (64K) colors, and Peripherals 4-7

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Peripherals
4-7
Switching the Display
1.
In the
Display Properties
dialog box, select
Settings
; then select
Advanced …
.
2.
Select
NeoMagic
tab; then click
Display Options
.
3.
Select the display and click
OK
.
4.
Click
OK
twice.
•
Although you can switch the display with
Fn+F5
, use the above
procedure in normal use.
•
While playing video or animation, you may not be able to switch the
display.
Changing Resolution and Number of Colors
When shipped, your computer is set to the default resolution and color. The default
resolution is 800 x 600 at 64k color. To change the resolution and the number of
colors, perform the following:
1.
In the
Display Properties
dialog box, select
Settings
.
2.
Select the number of the colors in the
Colors
, and select the resolution in
Screen area
.
Refer to the table below.
3.
Click
OK
twice.
Resolutions and Colors you can choose
Resolution
Number of Colors
640 x 480
16
256
64K
16M
(1)
800 x 600
256
64K
1024 x 768
(2)
256
(1)
The number of colors in this mode is made using a Dithering algorithm (on the
internal LCD only).
(2)
Only 800 x 600 dots are displayed on the internal LCD. Move the cursor to show
the remainder of the 1024 x 768 dots.
•
You cannot switch to a display resolution and number of colors that are not
available.
•
In the Color Palette, High Color (16 bit) means 65,536 (64K) colors, and