Manually installing the monitor driver
Below are steps for manually installing the monitor driver in Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft. Windows XP. and Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional.
Installing the monitor driver in Windows Vista
To install the device driver in Microsoft® Windows Vista, do the following:
Note: You must download files from the Lenovo Monitor CD to use the Plug and Play feature in Windows Vista.
1.Turn off the computer and 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 Vista operating system.
4.Open the Display Properties window by clicking Start, Control Panel and then
5.Click the Personalization icon.
6.Click the Display Settings icon.
7.Click the Advanced Settings button.
8.Click the Monitor tab.
9.Click the Properties button.
10.Click the Driver tab.
11.Open the "Update Driver
12.Select “Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer” .
13.Click the Have Disk button. Click on the Browse button and navigate to the following directory:
X:\Monitor Drivers\Windows Vista
(where X is the drive letter designator for the
14.Select the "L1940 Wide.inf" file and click the Open button. Click the OK button.
15.Select L1940 Wide and click Next. The files will be copied from the CD to your hard disk drive.
16.Close all open windows and remove the CD.
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17. Restart the computer.
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 x 900 at a refresh rate of 60 Hz, or 640 x 480 at a refresh rate of 60 Hz..
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