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Attaching an external monitor Attaching an external monitor This section provides information about using the computer LCD and an external monitor. It also provides things to consider when using DOS applications. The LCD of your computer uses thin-film transistor (TFT) technology. The LCD displays output with SVGA (800x600 resolution) video mode and 16M colors. If you are attaching an external monitor that supports a resolution higher than VGA mode, you can achieve a maximum of 1024x768 video resolution. To attach an external monitor, do the following: 1. Connect the external monitor to the external-monitor connector at the rear of the computer; then connect the monitor to an electrical outlet. 2. Turn on the monitor. 3. Start the ThinkPad Configuration program. (See "ThinkPad configuration" on page 29.) 4. Change the display output location by clicking on the LCD+External Display button. button or the External Display Notes: 1. If you select the LCD+External Display button, do not attach an external monitor that supports only VGA mode (640x480 resolution). Otherwise, the external monitor is scrambled and output is not displayed, or the screen might be damaged. Use External Display instead. 2. You can change the display output location by pressing Fn+F7. 3. Set your monitor type and display device driver as follows: If you are attaching an SVGA monitor, see "Display modes" on page 65 for information on the supported color depth or resolution. Chapter 2. Extending the features of your computer 63

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Attaching an external monitor
Attaching an external monitor
This section provides information about using the computer LCD and
an external monitor. It also provides things to consider when using
DOS applications.
The LCD of your computer uses thin-film transistor (TFT) technology.
The LCD displays output with SVGA (800x600 resolution) video
mode and 16M colors.
If you are attaching an external monitor that supports a resolution
higher than VGA mode, you can achieve a maximum of 1024x768
video resolution.
To attach an external monitor, do the following:
1. Connect the external monitor to the external-monitor connector
at the rear of the computer; then connect the monitor to an
electrical outlet.
2. Turn on the monitor.
3. Start the ThinkPad Configuration program. (See “ThinkPad
configuration” on page
29.)
4. Change the display output location by clicking on the
LCD+External Display
button or the
External Display
button.
Notes:
1. If you select the
LCD+External Display
button, do not attach an
external monitor that supports only VGA mode (640x480 resol-
ution). Otherwise, the external monitor is scrambled and output is
not displayed, or the screen might be damaged. Use
External
Display
instead.
2. You can change the display output location by pressing
Fn+F7
.
3. Set your monitor type and display device driver as follows:
If you are attaching an SVGA monitor, see “Display modes” on
page
65 for information on the supported color depth or resol-
ution.
Chapter 2.
Extending the features of your computer
63