Manually installing the monitor driver

Below are steps for manually installing the monitor driver in Microsoft® Windows

XP® and Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional. Please see the Install Driver section of the Reference and Driver CD for automatic installation.

Installing the monitor driver in Windows XP

To use the Plug and Play feature in Windows XP, files should be loaded from the Reference and Driver CD.

Note: This section must be completed before continuing with the Windows XP automatic image setup.

1.Turn off the computer and all attached devices.

2.Ensure that the monitor is connected correctly.

3.Turn on the monitor and then the system unit. Allow the system to boot into Windows XP.

4.Open the Display Properties window by clicking Start J Settings J Control Panel, and then double-clicking the Display icon.

5.Click the Settings tab.

6.Click the Advanced button.

7.Click the Monitor tab.

8.Click the Properties button.

9.Click the Drivers tab.

10.Open the Hardware Update Wizard window by clicking on Update Driver, and then click Next.

11.Select Install from a list or Specific location(Advanced), and then click Next.

12.Insert the Setup CD into the CD drive, then click the Have Disk button.

13.Click OK.

14.Ensure that the CD drive letter is selected.

15.Choose D221 Wide Monitor and click OK. The files will be copied from the CD to your hard disk drive.

16.Close all open windows and remove the CD.

17.Restart the system. The system will automatically select the maximum refresh rate and corresponding Color Matching Profiles.

Note: On LCD monitors, unlike CRTs, a faster refresh rate does not improve display quality. Lenovo recommends using either 1680 x 1050 at a refresh rate of 60 Hz, or 640 x 480 at a refresh rate of 60 Hz.

Installing the monitor driver in Windows 2000

To use the Plug and Play feature in Windows 2000, files should be loaded from the Reference and Driver CD.

Note: This section must be completed before continuing with the Windows 2000 automatic image setup.

1.Turn off the computer and all attached devices.

2.Ensure that the monitor is connected correctly.

3.Turn on the monitor and then the system unit. Allow the system to boot into Windows 2000.

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D221 specifications

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