Getting Started — The Graphics System

The Graphics System

Your computer has a high-performance graphics system, which can easily handle the demands of today's multimedia computing.

Screen Controls

Brightness

Function keys can increase or decrease the brightness of the monitor.

•<Fn> + <F6> decreases the LCD panel brightness

•<Fn> + <F7> increases the LCD panel brightness

Resolution

1.Click My Computer/Control Panel/Display/Settings. Click the Settings tab. The dialog box indicates the monitor resolution.

2.Use the slide bar to adjust the resolution. Normally, you should use the native resolution of the LCD.

Note: Using a lower resolution than the screen will reduce the area of the display. Using the computer in DOS mode may produce the same effect, because it uses a 640x480 (VGA) resolution by default. You can stretch the low resolution display to full screen size by selecting either the Expanded Display or Display Expansion Mode features in the BIOS utility. However, the stretching may cause distortion, especially to fonts.

High Resolution with an external monitor

Higher resolution modes may be used, as long as the monitor supports them.

Connecting an External Monitor

The notebook has a VGA monitor port to connect your computer to an external monitor.

Using the VGA monitor port

1.Locate the 15-pin VGA monitor port on the left side of your notebook and connect the video signal cable from the external monitor (or the VGA adapter) to the monitor port.

2.Connect the power cable from the external monitor to a power outlet and turn on the monitor.

3.On your notebook, click the right touchpad button on the Windows desktop to open the desktop menu. Click Properties to open the Display Properties window.