Using the Computer LCD or the External Monitor
3-16 IBM ThinkPad 310E/310ED: User’s Guide
Connecting an External Monitor to the Computer
To attach an external monitor to the computer:
1 Turn off the computer.
2 Attach the external monitor to the external monitor connector and
then to the electrical outlet.
3 Turn on the external monitor and the computer.
Using SVGA Video Mode
Note:
When installing an operating system,
you must install the display driver
supplied with the computer to use
SVGA mode.
The IBM ThinkPad 310E/310ED models have an LCD screen that
supports an SVGA video mode with 800-by-600 resolution. You can
also display information in higher resolutions by attaching an
external monitor to your computer that supports higher resolutions.
The table shows the various display modes available with your
computer.
Display Modes TFT (1 MB) DSTN (1 MB)
Resolution and Color Depth (LCD only)
640x480 (full screen) 16,777,216 65,536
800x600 (full screen) 65,536 256
1024x768 (virtual screen) 256 256
External Resolution and Color Depth (CRT only)
640x480 16,777,216 16,777,216
800x600 65,536 65,536
1024x768 256 256
1280x1024 16 16
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