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20 Setting Up and Using Your Computer
Connecting a TV (Optional)
NOTE: To connect a TV to your computer, you must have a video card that has TV-out functionality and an S-video
cable, which is available at most consumer electronics stores. An S-video cable is not included with your
computer.
1
Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 61.
2
Connect one end of the S-video cable to the TV-OUT connector on the back of the computer.
3
Connect the other end of the S-video cable to the S-video input connector on your TV.
Changing the Display Settings
1
After you connect the TV, turn on the computer.
The Microsoft
®
Windows
®
desktop displays on the monitor.
2
Enable clone mode or extended desktop mode in the display settings.
• In clone mode, the monitor and TV display the same image.
• In extended desktop mode, you can drag objects from one screen to the other, effectively doubling
the amount of viewable work space.
For information on changing the display settings for your graphics card, see the user’s guide in the
Help and Support Center (click the
Start
button, click
Help and Support
, click
User and system
guides
, click
Device guides
, and then click the guide for your graphics card).
Setting Up a Home and Office Network
Connecting to a Network Adapter
NOTE: Plug the network cable into the network adapter connector on the computer. Do not plug the network cable
into the modem connector on the computer. Do not plug a network cable into a telephone wall jack.
1
Connect the network cable to the network adapter connector on the back of your computer.
Insert the cable until it clicks into place, and then gently pull it to ensure that it is secure.
2
Connect the other end of the network cable to a network device.