IfthecomputeroutputdoesnotappearontheDVImonitor,dothefollowing:
ForacomputerthatsupportsNVIDIAOptimusGraphics:
1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectNVIDIAControlPanel.TheNVIDIAControlPanelwindow
opens.
2.IntheSelectaTasknavigationpaneatleftunderDisplay,clickSetupmultipledisplays.
3.Right-clickVerifyyourdisplayconguration,andthenright-clickonthemonitoriconandselect
eitherCloneModeorExtendedMode.
4.ClickOK.
ForacomputerthatsupportstheIntel®graphicscard:
ForWindows7:
1.P ressCtrl+Alt+F12.TheIntelGraphicsandMediaControlPanelwindowopens.
2.SelectAdvancedModeandclickOK.
3.SelectMultipleDisplays.
4.IntheOperatingModeeld,selectanyofthefollowingoptions.
SingleDisplay:Dependingonyourconguration,thecomputeroutputisdisplayedoneither
thecomputerdisplayortheDVImonitor.
CloneDisplays:Thesamecomputeroutputisdisplayedonboththecomputerdisplayand
theDVImonitor.
ExtendedDesktop:Differentcomputeroutputisdisplayedonthecomputerdisplayand
theDVImonitor.
ForWindows8:
1.Movethecursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreenandclicktheDevicescharm.
2.ClickSecondscreenandselectDuplicateorExtend.
ConsiderationsforattachingaDVImonitor
ConnecttheDVImonitortotheexpansionunit,andturnitonbeforeyouturnonthecomputer.Otherwise
thesystemcannotrecognizethatthemonitorthatisconnected.IftheoptionforenablingtheDVImonitor
intheDisplayPropertieswindowisnotdisplayed,tryclosingthewindowandopeningitagain.Ifthe
optionstillisnotdisplayed,makesurethattheconnectorofthemonitorisattachedrmly,andrepeat
theprocedureforattachingthemonitor.

UsingtheMiniDisplayP ortconnector

YourcomputerhasaMiniDisplayPortconnector,adigitaldisplayinterfaceforconnectiontovariousext ernal
devices,suchasCRTmonitors,projectors,orevenhigh-denitiontelevisions.Thiscompactconnector
enablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupportsadaptersthatcanplugintoDVI,VGA,orHDMIconnectors.
TheMiniDisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputersupportsaudioaswellasvideostreaming.
Settingupapresentation
Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportPresentationDirector,buttheFn+F7or
Win+Pkeycombinationisavailableforswitchingdisplayoutputtoaconnectedprojector.
PresentationDirectorprovidesaneasywaytosetupyourcomputertohelpyougivepresentations,even
whenyouareawayfromyourofce.
UsePresentationDirectortoadjustresolutionsettingsandtemporarilydisablepowermanagementtimersto
ensureanuninterruptedpresentation.
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