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10.ClickUpdateDriver.
11.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.
12.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.
13.Selectthecorrectmanufacturerandmodelfortheexternalmonitor.Ifyoucannotndyourmonitoron
thelist,stoptheinstallationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.
14.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.
15.FortheWindows7operatingsystem,tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclick
Screenresolution.ClickAdvancedSettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.
16.ClickOK.
Considerationsforconnectinganexternalmonitor
•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatisprovided
withthecomputer,andthemonitorINFlethatisprovidedwiththeexternalmonitor.
•Ifyousetaresolutionhigherthantheresolutionyouareusingonthecomputermonitor,andusean
externalmonitorthatdoesnotsupportthatresolution,takeadvantageofthevirtualscreenfunction,
whichenablesyoutodisplayonlyapartofthehigh-resolutionscreenimageyourcomputerproduces.
YoucanseeotherpartsoftheimagebymovingthescreenwiththeTrackPointpointingdeviceoranother
pointingdevice.
•Iftheexternalmonitoryouareusingisoutdated,theresolutionandtherefreshratemightbelimited.
UsingaDVImonitor
Ifyourcomputerhasoneofthefollowingoptionaldockingstations,youcanuseaDigitalVisualInterface
(DVI)monitorthroughtheDVIconnectorofthatunit:
•ThinkPadProDock
•ThinkPadUltraDock
Notes:
•ThescreenmodethatcanbeuseddependsonthespecicationsoftheDVImonitor.
•BeforeyouconnectaDVImonitor,makesurethatthecomputerisconnectedtotheexpansionunitand
worksproperly.
ToconnectaDVImonitor,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.ConnectaDVImonitortotheDVIconnectoroftheexpansionunit,andthenconnectthemonitor
toanelectricaloutlet.
3.TurnontheDVImonitorandthecomputer.
IfthecomputeroutputdoesnotappearontheDVImonitor,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:
1.PressCtrl+Alt+F12.TheIntel
®
GraphicsandMediaControlPanelwindowopens.
2.SelectAdvancedModeandclickOK.
3.SelectMultipleDisplays.
4.IntheOperatingModeeld,selectoneofthefollowingoptionsdependingonyourneedsandfollow
theinstructionsonthescreentocompleteothercongurations.
–SingleDisplay:Dependingonyourconguration,thecomputeroutputisdisplayedeitheronthe
computerdisplayortheDVImonitor.
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