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External Display
When you use the simultaneous display, DVD-Video, MPEG files and other motion image files may not be played back
smoothly.
Carefully read the instruction manual of the external display.
When connecting an external analog display that does not conform to the Plug & Play standards, select the display
driver accordingly in the following menu, or use the driver disc supplied with the monitor.
A
(Start) - [Control Panel] - [Adjust screen resolution] - [Advanced Settings] - [Monitor] - [Properties].
• A standard user needs to enter an administrator password.
B
Click [Driver] - [Update Driver].
Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Appearance and Themes] - [Display] - [Settings] - [Advanced] - [Monitor] - [Properties] -
[Driver] - [Update Driver].
Display switching does not work when [Command Prompt] screen is set to “Full Screen”.
CAUTION
Before disconnecting the external display, switch to the internal LCD by pressing
+
P
Fn
+
F3
. Otherwise the
displayed image quality may become different after disconnection (e.g., wrong resolution). In this case, press
+
P
Fn
+
F3
to reset the image quality.
The screen may become distorted due to the following operations. In this case, restart the computer.
• Disconnecting an external display for which you have set high resolution or high refresh rate.
• Connecting/disconnecting an external display during computer operations.
*1
Windows XP: standby
*2
Windows 7 only
To switch the Extended Desktop
1
Press
+
P
or
Fn
+
F3
.
2
Select [Extend].