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Add-On Devices Connecting External Devices If you need to increase the refresh rate on the external monitor, you can switch to only the external monitor. An alternative is to make one display a "secondary" display so you can select independent refresh rates: 1. Click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display (Windows XP), or click Start, Settings, Control Panel, and then double-click Display (Windows 2000). 2. On the Settings tab, click the Advanced button, and then the Displays or Monitor tab. Set the refresh rate on the Monitor tab. Using dual display mode (Windows XP) If your computer has technology code KB (marked on the serial number label), you can extend your desktop by connecting an external monitor to your computer. 1. Click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display. 2. Click the Settings tab. 3. Click the second display, and then select the option to extend the desktop. You can set different resolutions and numbers of colors for each display. However, using the Extended Desktop requires video memory for each display. For this reason, higher resolutions and higher numbers of colors may cause unexpected behavior on the displays. Try starting with 1024 × 768 resolution on the external display and 64 K colors (16-bit) on both displays. You can then try higher settings to see whether they work for your applications. In addition, certain operations such as playing DVDs and running 3D graphics require extra video memory, so you may have to adjust display settings. If you're playing a DVD movie, the movie will show only on the primary display. To change the primary display, go to the Settings tab of Display Properties (see the steps above), right-click the display you want, and select Primary. 82 Reference Guide