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External Display
It may take some time to switch between displays depending on the displays used.
Use the [Intel
®
Graphics and Media Control Panel] screen to set the color depth, resolution and refresh rate.
When you change the output destination after Windows starts up, do not press any key until switching is complete.
You cannot use the simultaneous display until Windows starts up.
Simultaneous display and display switching do not work when [Command Prompt] screen is set to “Full
Screen”.
When you use the external display only, set the suitable number of colors, resolution, or refresh rate separately from
when you use the internal LCD only or when you use the simultaneous display.
Depending on the settings, some external displays may be distorted or may not display the mouse cursor correctly. In
this case, set the settings to lower value.
When you use the simultaneous display, DVD-Video, MPEG files and other motion image files may not be played back
smoothly.
Carefully read the instruction manual of the external display.
When connecting an external display that does not conform to the Plug & Play standards, select the display driver
accordingly in the following menu, or use the driver disc supplied with the monitor.
A Click (Start) - [Control Panel] - [Adjust screen resolution] - [Advanced Settings] - [Monitor] -
[Properties].
A standard user needs to enter an administrator password.
[start] - [Control Panel] - [Appearance and Themes] - [Display] - [Settings] - [Advanced] - [Monitor] -
[Properties].
B Click [Driver] - [Update Driver].
If a picture is not displayed normally, lower the level of [Hardware acceleration] in the following menu.
[start] - [Control Panel] - [Appearance and Themes] - [Display] - [Settings] - [Advanced] - [Troubleshoot]
When an external display is connected to an optional port replicator, the display switching may work differently form
the above. For further information, refer to the instruction manual of the port replicator.
CAUTION
Before disconnecting the external display, switch to the internal LCD by pressing
+
P
or
Fn
+
F3
/
Fn
+
F3
. Otherwise the displayed image quality may become different after disconnection (e.g., wrong
resolution). In this case, press
+
P
or
Fn
+
F3
/
Fn
+
F3
to reset the image quality.
The screen may become distorted due to the following operations. In this case, restart the computer.
• Disconnecting an external display for which you have set high resolution or high refresh rate.
• Connecting/disconnecting an external display during computer operations.
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