Attaching an external monitor

Notes:

1.If you Bothselect,do not attach an external monitor that sup- ports only VGA mode (640x480 resolution). Otherwise, the external monitor is scrambled and output is not displayed, or t

screen might be damagedExternal. Usemonitor

instead.

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

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

a. ClickStart , Settings

, Control

Panel .

b. Double-clickDisplay .

 

c. Double-click

Settingsthe

tab.

d. Click

theAdvanced...

button.

e. Click

theMonitor

 

tab.

 

f. Click

theChange...

button.

You can

select your monitor type from the monitor list, or

click

on

a

new

resolution.

Note: Refer to the specifications for your external monitor to determine its supported resolutions.

3. Restart the computer to make the changes effective.

Display output location

Attention: Do not change the display output location while a moving picture is being drawn—for example, while playing a movie or a game. Stop the application before changing the display output location.

You can change the display output location with the Notebook Manager program. Select one of the following display output locations:

Ÿ LCD

Panel

Only: The computer output is displayed only on the

LCD

of

the computer.

ŸExternal monitor: The computer output is displayed only on the attached external monitor.

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IBM i Series 1300, i Series 1200 manual Display output location, ClickStart , Settings

i Series 1300, i Series 1200 specifications

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