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Attaching a Monitor Setting the Monitor Type and the Display Driver Before attaching the external monitor to your computer, set the appropriate monitor type and device driver type as follows: O S/2 W IN WIN Note: Refer to the specifications for your external monitor to determine its supported resolutions and refresh rates. 1 Start the ThinkPad Features program. 2 Click on the Display ( or ) icon. 3 Click on the Advanced... button. You can select your display type from the monitor list, or click on a new resolution or refresh rate. 4 Restart the computer to make the changes effective. Important When you are using OS/2 Warp, do not use System in the System Setup folder to change the resolution or color depth. Use the ThinkPad Features program to configure the display. Hints and Tips When you are using OS/2 or Windows, the virtual screen function is available with the ThinkPad Features program. It is used to display a part of the high-resolution screen image that is produced by the computer. Other parts can be seen by moving the screen with the TrackPoint III or other pointing device. 44 IBM ThinkPad 560 User's Guide

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Attaching a Monitor
Setting the Monitor Type and the Display Driver
Before attaching the external monitor to your computer, set the
appropriate monitor type and device driver type as follows:
O
S
/
2
W
IN
WIN
1
Start the ThinkPad Features program.
2
Click on the
Display
(
or
) icon.
Note:
Refer to the specifications for your
external monitor to determine its
supported resolutions and refresh
rates.
3
Click on the
Advanced...
button.
You can select your display type from the monitor list, or click
on a new resolution or refresh rate.
4
Restart the computer to make the changes effective.
Important
When you are using OS/2 Warp, do not use
System
in the
System Setup folder to change the resolution or color depth.
Use
the ThinkPad Features program to configure the display.
Hints and Tips
When you are using OS/2 or Windows, the
virtual screen
function
is available with the ThinkPad Features program.
It is used to
display a part of the high-resolution screen image that is
produced by the computer.
Other parts can be seen by moving
the screen with the TrackPoint III or other pointing device.
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