IBM L170 User Guide - Page 10

Device Driver Installation, Driver installation for Windows 95 or Windows 98

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Device Driver Installation Driver installation for Windows 95 or Windows 98 This section must be completed before continuing with the Windows 95 or Windows 98 Auto Setup on page 13 On LCD monitors, unlike CRTs, a faster refresh rate does not improve display quality. IBM recommends using either 1280 x 1024 at a refresh rate of 60Hz or 640 x 480 at a refresh rate of 60Hz. To use the Plug and Play feature in Microsoft® Windows® 95 or Windows 98, files should be loaded from the IBM Monitor CD. 1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices. 2. Ensure that the monitor is connected correctly. 3. Turn on the monitor and then the system unit. Allow the system to boot into Windows 95 or Windows 98. Your computer's Plug and Play code may warn you that your system hardware has changed. This means that it has detected your new monitor for the first time. 4. Open the DISPLAY PROPERTIES window by clicking START, SETTINGS, CONTROL PANEL and then double - clicking on the DISPLAY icon. 5. Click the SETTINGS tab. • In case of Windows 95 : 6. 1. Click the CHANGE DISPLAY TYPE button. 2. Click the CHANGE MONITOR TYPE button. • In case of Windows 98 : 6. 1. Click the ADVANCED button. 2. Click the MONITOR tab. 3. Open the UPGRADE DEVICE DRIVER WIZARD window by clicking on CHANGE button and then select the NEXT button. 4. Click the "Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver" and then select the NEXT button. 7. Insert the Setup CD into the CD driver: and click the HAVE DISK button. 8. Click OK. 9. Ensure that the CD drive letter is selected, and then select 'Drivers' folder. 10. Choose IBM ThinkVision L170 monitor and Click OK. The files will be copied from the CD to your hard disk drive. 11. Close all open windows and remove the CD. 12. Restart the system. The system will automatically select the maximum refresh rate and corresponding Color Matching Profiles. 8

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Device Driver Installation
Driver installation for Windows 95 or Windows 98
This section must be
completed before
continuing with the
Windows 95 or Windows 98
Auto Setup
on page 13
To use the Plug and Play feature in Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95 or Windows 98,
files should be loaded from the
IBM Monitor CD
.
1.
Turn off the computer and all attached devices.
2.
Ensure that the monitor is connected correctly.
3.
Turn on the monitor and then the system unit. Allow the system to boot
into Windows 95 or Windows 98.
Your computer’s Plug and Play code may warn you that your system
hardware has changed. This means that it has detected your new
monitor for the first time.
4.
Open the
DISPLAY PROPERTIES
window by clicking
START, SETTINGS
,
CONTROL PANEL
and then double - clicking on the
DISPLAY
icon.
On LCD monitors, unlike
CRTs, a faster refresh rate
does not improve display quality.
IBM recommends using either
1280 x 1024 at a refresh rate of
60Hz or
640 x 480 at a refresh
rate of 60Hz.
5.
Click the
SETTINGS
tab.
• In case of Windows 95 :
6.
1. Click the
CHANGE DISPLAY TYPE
button.
2. Click the
CHANGE MONITOR TYPE
button.
• In case of Windows 98 :
6.
1.
Click the
ADVANCED
button.
2. Click the
MONITOR
tab.
3. Open the
UPGRADE DEVICE DRIVER WIZARD
window by clicking
on
CHANGE
button and then select the
NEXT
button.
4. Click the “Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that
I can choose a specific driver” and then select the
NEXT
button.
7.
Insert the Setup CD into the CD driver: and click the
HAVE DISK
button.
8.
Click OK.
9.
Ensure that the CD drive letter is selected, and then select ‘Drivers’
folder.
10. Choose
IBM ThinkVision
L170
monitor
and Click OK. The
files will be copied from the CD to your hard disk drive.
11.
Close all open windows and remove the CD.
12.
Restart the system.
The system will automatically select the maximum refresh rate and
corresponding Color Matching Profiles.