Lenovo L1940, User Manual

Installing the monitor driver in Windows XP

To use the Plug and Play feature in Windows XP, files should be loaded from the 

Reference and Driver CD

.

Note: This section must be completed before continuing with the Windows XP 

automatic image setup.
1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices.
2. Ensure that the monitor is connected correctly.
3. Turn on the monitor and then the system unit. Allow the system to boot into 

Windows XP.

4. Open the Display Properties window by clicking Start 

J

Settings 

J

Control 

Panel, and then double-clicking the Display icon.

5. Click the Settings tab.
6. Click the Advanced button.
7. Click the Monitor tab.
8. Click the Properties button.
9. Click the Drivers tab.
10. Open the Hardware Update Wizard window by clicking on Update Driver, and 

then click Next.

11. Select Install from a list or Specific location(Advanced), and then click Next.

16. Close all open windows and remove the CD.
17. Restart the system. The system will automatically select the maximum refresh rate 

and corresponding Color Matching Profiles.

Note: On LCD monitors, unlike CRTs, a faster refresh rate does not improve display 

quality. Lenovo recommends using either 1440 x 900 at a refresh rate of 60 Hz, or 640 

x 480 at a refresh rate of 60 Hz.

Installing the monitor driver in Windows 2000 

To use the Plug and Play feature in Windows 2000, files should be loaded from the 

Reference and Driver CD

.

Note: This section must be completed before continuing with the Windows 2000 

automatic image setup.
1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices.
2. Ensure that the monitor is connected correctly.
3. Turn on the monitor and then the system unit. Allow the system to boot into 

Windows 2000.

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L1940 Wide Flat Panel Monitor User’s Guide

12. Select 

“Don't search. I will choose the driver to install”

 option, and then click

Next

.

13. Click the 

Have Disk 

button. Click on the 

Browse

 button and navigate to the

following directory:

X:\Monitor Drivers\Windows XP & Windows 2000

(where 

X

 is the drive letter designator for the CD-ROM drive).

14. Select the "

L

1940 Wide

.inf

" file and click the 

Open

 button. Click on the 

OK

 button.

15. Select 

L

1940 Wide

and click 

Next

. The files will be copied from the CD to your

hard disk drive.