10.ClicktheDrivertab.
11.ClickUpdateDriver.TheHardwareUpdateWizardappears.
12.ClickNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.
13.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced),andthenclickNext.
14.SelectDon'tsearch.Iwillchoosethedrivertoinstall,andthenclickNext.
15.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.
16.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotndyourmonitorinthelist,stopthe
installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor .
17.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickOKtoclosethePropertieswindow.
18.SetColorsandScreenareaintheDisplayPropertieswindow.
19.ClickOK.
Considerationsforattachinganexternalmonitor
•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatissupplied
withthecomputer,andtheMonitorINFlethatissuppliedwiththeexternalmonitor.
•Ifyousetaresolutionhigherthantheresolutionyouareusingonthepanel,anduseapanelthatdoesnot
supportthatresolution,takeadvantageofthevirtualscreenfunction,whichenablesyoutodisplayonlya
partofthehigh-resolutionscreenimageyourcomputerpr oduces.Youcanseeotherpartsoftheimage
bymovingthescreenwiththeT rackPointorotherpointingdevice.
•Iftheexternalmonitoryouareusingisoutdated,theresolutionandtherefreshratemaybelimited.
•AsforThinkPadW520models,theCRTconnectordoesnotworkintheDOSenvironmentatNVIDIA
OptimusmodeorIntegratedGraphicsmode,youneedtochangetoDiscreteGraphicsmodetoturnon
theCRTmonitor.IfthereisnodisplaytochangetheThinkPadSetupsetting,pressF7toswitchto
theDiscreteGraphicsmoderightafterpower-on.
UsingtheDVImonitor
Ifyourcomputerhasoneoftheoptionalexpansionunits,aThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,aThinkPad
MiniDockSeries3,oraThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3(170W),youcanusetheDigitalVisualInterface
(DVI)monitorthroughtheDVIconnectorofthatunit.
Notes:
•ThescreenmodethatcanbeuseddependsonthespecicationsoftheDVImonitor .
•BeforeyouattachtheDVImonitor,makesurethatthecomputerisattachedtotheexpansionunitand
thesystemworksproperly.
ToattachtheDVImonitor,doasfollows:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.ConnecttheDVImonitortotheDVIconnectoroftheexpansionunit,andthenconnectthemonitor
toanelectricaloutlet.
3.TurnontheDVImonitorandthecomputer.Thesystemstarts.
IfthecomputeroutputdoesnotappearontheDVImonitor,doasfollows:
ForacomputerthatsupportsNVIDIAOptimusGraphics:
1.SwitchtheGraphicsProcessingUnit(GPU)toHighPerformanceGraphics.Formoreinformationabout
GPUswitching,refertothehelpforThinkPadPowerManager.
Note:IfyourcomputerisrunningWindowsXP,youcannotswitchtheGPU.
2.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectNVIDIAControlPanel.TheNVIDIAControlPanelopens.
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