Lenovo ThinkPad 560Z Notebook PC Model 560Z manual External Monitor Problems

1. Connect the external monitor to another computer to make sure it works 2. Reconnect the external monitor to your computer.

3. Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.

Title: C79FPMST CreationDate: 06/22/98 12:26:52

Troubleshooting Charts

External Monitor Problems

Problem Action

The external monitor isDo the following: blank.

4. Click onExternal	Display	(	) or LCD + External Display ( ) on the
toolbar in	the ThinkPad		Configuration.

If nothing appears on the external monitor, have the computer serviced.

You cannot set a higherMake sure that:

resolution

than

the

The

display driver

is

installed

correctly

by

doing

the

following:

present one on

your

1. Click

onStart .

external

monitor.

2.

Move

the cursorSettingsto andControl

Panel .

3.

Click

Control

Panel

,

and

then

double-clickDisplayon.

4.

Select

Settingsthe

tab

in the “Display Properties” window.

5. Click

on

theAdvanced...

button.

6. Click

on

theAdapter

tab. Make

sure

that

it

shows “NeoMagic

MagicGraph

128XD.”

If

you

are

not

sure

that the display driver is

installed correctly

An

appropriate

monitor

type

is

selected

by

doing

the

following:

1. Click

onStart .

2.

Move

the cursorSettingsto andControl

Panel .

3.

Click

Control

Panel

,

and

then

double-clickDisplayon.

4.

Select

Settingsthe

tab

in the “Display Properties” window.

5. Click

on

theAdvanced...

button.

6. Click

on

theMonitor

tab.

7. Click

on

theChange...

button.

The

“Update

Device

Driver

Wizard”

appears.

8. Follow

the

instructions

on

the

screen

Displayby

seleca listingof all

the

drivers

in

a

specific

location, so

you

can

select

the

driver

you

want

,

and

thenShow

all

hardware

.

9. SelectManufacturers

andModels

for

your

monitor.

10. Click

onOK

to

close

the

“Advanced

Property”

window.

11. SetColor

andScreen

area

in

the

“Display

Properties”

window.

12. Click

on

OKthe button.

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