Connecting external devices
Connecting external devices
Always refer to the safety information provided in "Impor tant notes", Page 12 before
connecting or disconnecting any devices to or from your note book.
Always read the documentation supp lied with the device you wish to connect.
Never connect or disconnect cables during a thunderstorm.
Never pull at a cable when disconnecting it. Always grasp the plug.
With so me devices such as USB device s, it is not necessary to switch off
the notebook and the device before connecting/disconnecting. For more
information about whether or not devices need to be switched off, please refer
to the documentation supplied with the external device.
Some of the external devices require special drivers (see the operating
system and external device docume ntation).
Connecting an external monitor
You can connect an external monitor to the analogue VGA monitor connection of the
notebook. Screen output is limited to a maximum of two screens at any one time (see
"
Key combinations", Page 24, section "Toggle output screen").
MonitorVGA connection socketScreenportMonitorport
Analogue VGA monitor connection socket
► Switch off the notebook and the external monitor.
► Connect
the data cable of the externa l monitor to the monitor port of the notebook.
► First switch on the external monitor and then the notebook.
You can also use a key combination to switch back and forth between the external
monitor and the notebook’s LCD screen, see chapte r "
Key combinations", Page 24.
You can display the same picture o n the external monitor and the
notebook LCD screen simultaneously.
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