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Getting Started — The Graphics System
The Graphics System
Your computer has a high-performance graphics system, which can easily handle the
demands of today's multimedia computing.
Screen Controls
Brightness
Function keys can increase or decrease the brightness of the monitor.
• <Fn> + <F6> decreases the LCD panel brightness
• <Fn> + <F7> increases the LCD panel brightness
Resolution
1. Click My Computer/Control Panel/Display/Settings. Click the Settings tab. The
dialog box indicates the monitor resolution.
2. Use the slide bar to adjust the resolution. Normally, you should use the native
resolution of the LCD.
Note: Using a lower resolution than the screen will
reduce the area of the display. Using the computer
in DOS mode may produce the same effect, because it
uses a 640x480 (VGA) resolution by default. You can
stretch the low resolution display to full screen
size by selecting either the Expanded Display or
Display Expansion Mode features in the BIOS utility.
However, the stretching may cause distortion,
especially to fonts.
High Resolution with an external monitor
Higher resolution modes may be used, as long as the monitor supports them.
Connecting an External Monitor
The notebook has a VGA monitor port to connect your computer to an external monitor.
Using the VGA monitor port
1. Locate the 15-pin VGA monitor port on the left side of your notebook and
connect the video signal cable from the external monitor (or the VGA adapter)
to the monitor port.
2. Connect the power cable from the external monitor to a power outlet and turn
on the monitor.
3. On your notebook, click the right touchpad button on the Windows desktop to
open the desktop menu. Click Properties to open the Display Properties
window.