Installing the monitor driver in Windows 8
To use the Plug and Play feature in Microsoft Windows 8, do the following:
Note: You must download file from the Reference and Driver CD to use the Plug and Play feature in Windows 8.
1.Turn off the computer, all attached devices.
2.Ensure that the monitor is connected correctly.
3.Turn on the monitor and then the system unit. Allow your computer to start the Windows 8 operating system.
4.Open the Display Properties window by clicking Start, Control Panel and Hardware and Sound icon. and then clicking the Display icon.
5.Click the Change the display settings tab.
6.Click the Advanced Settings icon.
7.Click the Monitor tab.
8.Click the Properties button.
9.Click the Driver tab.
10.Click Update Driver, then click Browse the computer to find the driver program.
11.Select Pick from the list of device driver program on the computer.
12.Click the Have Disk button. Click the Browse button and navigate to the following directory:
X:\Monitor Drivers
(where X is the drive letter designator for the
13.Select the "lenlt1953wA.inf" file and click the Open button. Click the OK button.
14.Select LEN LT1953wA and click Next. The files will be copied from the CD to your hard disk drive.
15.Close all open windows and remove the CD.
16.Restart the system. The system will automatically select the maximum refresh rate and corresponding Color Matching Profiles.
Note: On LCD monitors, unlike CRTs, a faster refresh rate does not improve display quality. Lenovo recommends using either 1440 x900 at a refresh rate of 60 Hz, or 640 x 480 at a refresh rate of 60 Hz.
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