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5.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP
Monitor.
6.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.
7.ClicktheDrivertab.
8.ClickUpdateDriver.
9.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.
10.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.
11.Selectthecorrectmanufacturerandmodelfortheexternalmonitor.Ifyoucannotfindyourmonitor
onthelist,stoptheinstallationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.
12.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.
•Problem:Incorrectcharactersaredisplayedonthescreen.
Solution:Ensurethatyouinstalltheoperatingsystemandprogramcorrectly.Iftheproblempersists,
havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:ItrytoturnoffmycomputerbutthescreenstaysonandIcannotcompletelyturnoffmy
computer.
Solution:Pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormoretoturnoffthecomputer.
•Problem:Missing,discolored,orbrightdotsappearonthescreeneverytimeIturnonmycomputer.
Solution:ThisisanintrinsiccharacteristicoftheTFTtechnology.Yourcomputerdisplaycontains
multiplethin-filmtransistors(TFTs).Onlyaverysmallnumberofmissing,discolored,orbrightdots
onthescreenmightexistallthetime.
Externalmonitorproblems
•Problem:Theexternalmonitorisblank.
Solution:Tobringuptheimage,pressthedisplay-modeswitchingkeyandselectthemonitoryou
want.Iftheproblempersists,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortoanothercomputertoensurethatitworks.
2.Reconnecttheexternalmonitortoyourcomputer.
3.Seethemanualshippedwiththeexternalmonitortochecktheresolutionsandrefreshratesthat
aresupported.
–Iftheexternalmonitorsupportsthesameresolutionasthecomputerdisplayorahigherresolution,
viewoutputontheexternalmonitororonboththeexternalmonitorandthecomputerdisplay.
–Iftheexternalmonitorsupportsalowerresolutionthanthecomputerdisplay,viewoutputonthe
externalmonitoronly.(Ifyouviewoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternalmonitor,
theexternalmonitorscreenwillbeblankordistorted.)
•Problem:Icannotsetahigherresolutionthanthepresentoneonmyexternalmonitor.
Solution:Ensurethatthemonitorinformationiscorrect.Ifnecessary,updatethemonitordriver.
•Problem:Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.
Solution:Ensurethat:
–Themonitorinformationiscorrectandtheappropriatemonitortypeisselected.Ifnecessary,update
themonitordriver.
–Ensurethatanappropriaterefreshrateisselectedbydoingthefollowing:
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