Alienware Sentia 3450 Technical Reference
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Video Features
Your computer has built-in Intel (Intel 945GM) video. You can switch display devices,
and configure display options, from the Display Properties control panel in Windows
as long as the appropriate video driver is installed. To access Display Properties in
Windows:
1. Click Start, point to Settings and click Control Panel (or just click Control
Panel).
2. Double-click Display (icon) - In the Appearances and Themes category.
3. Click Settings (tab) in the Display Properties dialog box.
4. Move the slider to the preferred setting in Screen area/resolution (1)
5. Click the arrow and scroll to the preferred setting in Colors/Color Quality (2)
6. You can also access Display Properties by right-clicking the desktop and
scrolling down and clicking Properties. Click Settings (tab) and adjust as
above.
7. Open the Display Properties control panel, and click Advanced (button) (3)
(Figure 1 - 9 on page 1 - 15) to bring up the Advanced properties tabs.
8. Click the Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile tab, and click
Graphics Properties (button) to make any video adjustments you require.
Display Devices & Options
Besides the built-in LCD, you can also use an external VGA monitor (CRT)/external Flat
Panel Display or TV as your display device. A VGA monitor/Flat Panel Display connects
to the external monitor port, a TV to the S-Video-Out jack. The following display modes
are available (see “Intel Video Driver Controls” on page B- 1 for details).
