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Chapter 3. 3-7
Installing the monitor driver in Windows XP
To use the Plug and Play feature in Microsoft Windows XP, do the following:
Note: You must download file from the Reference and Driver CD to use the Plug and
Play feature in Windows XP.
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, 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.
11. Select Install from a list or Specific location (Advanced) and then click Next.
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
(where X is the drive letter designator for the CD-ROM drive).
14. Select the "LEN LS2421pwA.inf" file and click the Open button. Click the OK
button.
15. Select LEN LS2421pwA and click Next. The files will be copied from the CD to
your hard disk drive.
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 CRT, a faster refresh rate does not improve display quality.
Lenovo recommends using either 1920 x 1080 at a refresh rate of 60 Hz, or 640 x 480 at a
refresh rate of 60 Hz.