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2.ClickDisplayforfurtherconguration.

3.ClickApply.Thechangewilltakeeffectafteryoulogoff.

Connectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutconnectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor.

Usinganexternalmonitor

Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.

Yourcomputercansupportamaximumvideoresolutionofupto2048x1536(withanexternalmonitor

connectedtotheVGAconnector)orupto2560x1600(withanexternalmonitorconnectedtothemini

DisplayPortconnector),providedthattheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthatresolution.Formore

informationabouttheexternalmonitor,refertothemanualsprovidedwiththeexternalmonitor.

Youcansetanyresolutionforeitherthecomputerdisplayortheexternalmonitor.Whenyouusebothatthe

sametime,theresolutionofbothisthesame.Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplay,you

canseeonlypartofthescreenatatime.YoucanseeotherpartsbymovingtheimagewiththeTrackPoint

pointingdeviceoranotherpointingdevice.

IntheDisplaySettingswindow,youcanmovethedisplayoutputtothecomputerdisplay,theexternal

monitor,orboth.

Connectinganexternalmonitor

Toconnectanexternalmonitor,dothefollowing:

1.ConnecttheexternalmonitortotheVGAconnectorortheminiDisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputer.

2.Connecttheexternalmonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

3.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

4.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingtheF7key.Thisenablesyoutoswitchbetweenviewing

outputontheexternalmonitor,thecomputermonitor,orbothmonitors.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreen

resolution.ClicktheDetectbutton.

Settingtheexternalmonitortype

Tosettheexternalmonitortype,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortoyourcomputer,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.

4.SelecttheexternalmonitorandsetResolution.

5.ClickAdvancedSettings.

6.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationtomakesurethatthemonitortypeiscorrect.Ifit

is,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwiseproceedwiththefollowingsteps.

7.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP

Monitor.

8.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethepassword

orprovideconrmation.

9.ClicktheDrivertab.

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