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Setting the monitor types
To set your monitor type, do the following:
1. Connect the external monitor to the monitor connector, and then connect the monitor to an electrical
outlet.
2. Turn on the external monitor.
3. Right-click on the desktop, and click Screen resolution.
Note: If your computer cannot detect the external monitor, click the Detect button.
4. Select an external monitor and set Resolution.
5. Click Advanced Settings.
6. Click the Monitor tab. Check the monitor information window to ensure that the monitor type is correct.
If it is, click OK to close the window; otherwise do the following.
7. If more than two monitor types are displayed, select Generic PnP Monitor or Generic Non-PnP
Monitor.
8. Click Properties. If you are prompted for an administrator password or conrmation, type the password
or provide conrmation.
9. Click the Driver tab.
10. Click Update Driver.
11. Click Browse my computer for driver software, and then click Let me pick from a list of device
drivers on my computer.
12. Clear the Show compatible hardware check box.
13. Select the correct manufacturer and model for the external monitor. If you cannot nd your monitor on
the list, stop the installation of this driver and use the driver shipped with your monitor.
14. After updating the driver, click Close.
15. For the Windows 7 operating system, to change the color settings, right-click on the desktop, and click
Screen resolution. Click Advanced Settings, select the Monitor tab, then set Colors.
16. Click OK.
Considerations for attaching an external monitor
• When installing an operating system, you must install the display driver for your monitor that is supplied
with the computer, and the Monitor INF le that is supplied with the external monitor.
• If you set a resolution higher than the resolution you are using on the panel, and use a panel that does not
support that resolution, take advantage of the virtual screen function, which enables you to display only a
part of the high-resolution screen image your computer produces. You can see other parts of the image
by moving the screen with the TrackPoint pointing device or other pointing device.
• If the external monitor you are using is outdated, the resolution and the refresh rate may be limited.
Using the DVI monitor
If your computer is attached to one of the following optional expansion units, you can connect a DVI monitor
to your computer through the DVI connector of that unit:
• ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3
• ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3 with USB 3.0
• ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3
• ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 with USB 3.0
Notes:
• The screen mode that can be used depends on the specications of the DVI monitor.
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