User's Manual Chapter 5
5-2
Video Ports
Your notebook is installed with two video ports:
TV-out Port
Monitor Port
Figure 5-1: Video Ports
Monitor Port
The 15-pin external monitor port allows you to connect an external computer
monitor to your notebook. You should ensure that the external monitor is
capable of supporting an XGA resolution of 1024 x 768. When the monitor is
connected to your system, you can select to display the notebookâs video
output on the built-in screen or on the external monitor. You can even generate
a simultaneous display on the screen and monitor.
NOTE:
Some monitors are now shipping with a USB (universal serial
bus) interface. This notebook
does not
allow you to switch the display
to a monitor connected to a USB port.
To change the video output when an external monitor is connected, use the hot
keys [FN] + [F3]. Each press of the keys cycles the video output to the monitor
port, to both the built-in screen and the monitor port, and then back to the
built-in screen only.