Selecting the Display Mode

Selecting the Display Mode

This notebook uses the Intel® video controller, which enables you to select the desired display when the notebook is connected to an external monitor. When you connect an external display, you can switch the display mode between your notebook’s LCD display and the external monitor.

To select the display mode, proceed as follows: (See also “Connecting an External Display” .)

Connect an external display before you turn on the computer.

1Click the Start button, point to Settings, then point to Control Panel.

2Click Display, to access the Display Properties window.

3Click the Settings tab, then click the Advanced button, to display the Intel® 82815 Graphics Controller Properties dialog box.

Intel® 82815 Graphics Controller Properties Screen

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