Note: To change the color settings,
For Windows Vista:
1.Connect the external monitor to the monitor connector; then connect the monitor to an electrical outlet.
2.Turn on the external monitor.
3.If this is the first time the external monitor has been connected, the New Display Detected dialog box opens. Select Show different parts of my desktop on each display (extended), and then click OK.
To change the resolution for each monitor, do as follows:
1.
2.Click Display Settings. The Display Settings window opens.
3.Click the
4.Select the Resolution and the Colors of the primary display.
5.Click the
6.Select the Resolution and the Colors of the secondary display.
7.Place the icons for the monitors so that they touch.
Note: You can set the monitors in any relative position, but the icons must touch each other.
8.Click OK to apply the changes.
For Windows XP:
1.Turn off the computer.
2.Connect the external monitor to the monitor connector; then connect the monitor to an electrical outlet.
3.Turn on the external monitor and the computer.
4.
5.Click the Settings tab, and click the
6.Select the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor check box and click Apply. (If the Monitor Settings window opens, click Yes.)
To change the resolution for each monitor, do as follows:
1.Click the
2.Select the color quality and the screen resolution of the primary display.
3.Click the
4.Select the color quality and the screen resolution of the secondary display.
5.Place the icons for the monitors so that they touch.
Note: You can set the monitors in any relative position, but the icons must touch each other.
6.Click OK to apply the changes.
Using the NVIDIA Optimus Graphics feature
Some ThinkPad notebooks support NVIDIA Optimus Graphics.
NVIDIA Optimus Graphics enables a dynamic switch, that is, a switch with no need to restart your computer between High Performance and Energy Saving Graphics.
