Operating Your Computer
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Using the Video Features
The video subsystem of your computer features:
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12.1/14.1-inch TFT (Thin-Film Transistor) color LCD display with
1024
×
768 XGA (eXtended Graphics Array) resolution, or
optional 14.1-inch TFT (Thin-Film Transistor) color LCD display
with 1400
×
1050 SXGA+ / SXGA (Super eXtended Graphics Array)
resolution
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64 MB video memory shared with system memory
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LCD backlight to help you see the display during poor lighting
conditions. Press
Fn
+
F11
to turn it on/off (see Hot Keys in this
chapter).
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Simultaneous display on LCD and external monitor, which is useful
when you have a presentation as you can control the screen from your
computer and face the audience at the same time.
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Dual view capability, which allows you to expand your desktop on
the screen to another display device so that you have more desktop
space to work on.
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Power Management.
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Sunlight-readable LCD display (option).
NOTE:
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To take advantage of the enhanced video capabilities and before using the dual
view capability, the device driver supplied with your computer must be installed
(see chapter 6 for details).
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The computer enters the Standby or Hibernation mode when the LCD is closed. If
you want to use the computer with the LCD closed, set
Do Nothing
to the “When I
close the lid of my portable computer” option in the
Power Options
Properties.
Thus the computer does not enter the Standby or Hibernation mode when the LCD
is closed.
