Getting Started — The Graphics System

4.In the Display Properties window, click Advanced in the Settings tab. Click the Display Modes tab.

5.Under Driver mode, you can select the appropriate options to change the display to an external monitor.

6.Adjustments to screen resolution and color depth can also be made in this dialog box.

Dual Displays

With Windows, you may use an external monitor simultaneously with your notebook’s LCD. You may also use the external monitor only and disable the LCD or only use the LCD. To do this you may first need to enable the multiple display settings.

1.Open the Control Panel.

2.Double-click Display. The Display Properties window opens.

3.Click the Settings tab.

4.Click the Advanced button.

5.Click the Display Modes tab. The screen shown at the right appears.

Under Display Modes, there is a drop-down list with tow options: Single and Mirror. These options are described below.

Single

In Display Combination, there are two options

 

available: VGA1 or LCD2. You can choose which

 

device to apply as the Primary display. VGA1 is the

 

default value for Primary if an external CRT is

 

available. If an external CRT is not connected to the

 

notebook, only LCD2 is available.

 

In Single mode, the video display hot key

 

combination is available—you can cycle the video

 

output by pressing the Fn + F5 keys.

Mirror

In Display Combination, there is no Primary

 

display option available. Only LCD2 is available as

 

Secondary display even when an external CRT is

 

connected.

 

In Mirror mode, the video display hot key