IBM 240 manual Attaching an external monitor, Display Button orExternal the Display

Attaching an external monitor

Attaching an external monitor

This

section

provides

information about

using

the

computer

LCD

and

an

external monitor. It also provides things to

consider

when

using

DOS

applications.

The

LCD

of

your

computer

uses

thin-film

transistor

(TFT)

technology.

The

LCD displays output with SVGA

(800x600

resolution)

video

mode

and 16M

colors.

If you are attaching an external monitor that

supports

a resolut

higher

than

VGA mode, you can achieve

a

maximum

of

1024x768

video

resolution.

To

attach

an

external

monitor,

do

the

following:

1. Connect

the

external

monitor

to

the

external-monitor

connector

at the rear of the computer; then connect the monitor to

electrical

outlet.

2.Turn on the monitor.

3.Start the ThinkPad Configuration program. (See “ThinkPad configuration” on page 29.)

4.Change the display output location by clicking on the

LCD+External		Display		button orExternalthe Display
button.
Notes:
1. If	you	selectLCD+Externalthe Display			button,	do	not	attach		an
external		monitor	that	supports	only VGA mode (640x480 resol-
ution). Otherwise, the external monitor is							scrambled			and output
not displayed, or the screen					might	beExternaldamaged.			Use
Display	instead.
2. You	can	change	the	display	output	locationFn+F7		.by	pressing

3. Set your monitor type and display device driver as follows:

If you are attaching an SVGA monitor, see “Display modes” on page 65 for information on the supported color depth or resol- ution.

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