Expanding the OmniBook
Connecting External Devices
These additional connectors are available on the left side of the computer:
∙Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.
∙PS/2 port. Use this to connect a keyboard or an external PS/2 mouse.
For information about connecting to serial devices, USB devices, audio devices, and infrared devices, see the section “Connecting External Devices” in the online Reference Guide.
To connect an external monitor
You can connect a VGA, SVGA, XGA, or SXGA monitor to your
1.Press the blue power button for one second to suspend the OmniBook.
2.Connect the monitor cable to the monitor, then to the monitor port on the back of the OmniBook.
3.Connect the monitor to a power source and turn it on.
4.Press the blue power button to turn on the OmniBook.
5.If the external monitor has a different resolution from the internal display, adjust the display properties (My Computer, Control Panel, Display, Settings).
To enable the built-in and external displays
∙For a temporary change, press Fn+F5 to cycle through the display options (Internal, External, Both).
∙For a permanent change in which display is active, change the Video Display Device setting in the BIOS Setup utility (see below).
∙For a display connected to a video adapter in a docking system, the docking display is automatically selected when it is detected. To change this behavior, change the Primary Video Adapter setting in the BIOS Setup utility (see below).
See “To run the BIOS Setup utility” on page 62.