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Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
How to install the monitor on a new computer
This instruction details the procedure for selecting and installing the BenQ LCD Monitor driver
software on a new computer which has never had a monitor driver installed before. This
instruction is only suitable for a computer which has never been used before, and for which the
BenQ LCD Monitor is the first ever monitor to be connected to it.
If you are adding the BenQ LCD Monitor to an existing computer that has already had another monitor
connected to it (and has monitor driver software installed), you should not be following these instructions.
You should instead be following the instructions for How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer.
1. Follow the instructions in
How to assemble your monitor hardware on page 7
.
When Windows starts, it will automatically detect the new monitor and launch the
Found New
Hardware Wizard
. Follow the prompts until it displays the option to
Install Hardware Device
Drivers
.
2. Insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM into a CD drive on the computer.
3. Check
Search for a suitable driver for my device
option, and click
Next
.
4. Check the option for CD-ROM drives (uncheck all others) and click
Next
.
5. Look to confirm that the wizard has selected the correct name of your monitor
and click
Next
.
6. Click
Finish
.
7. Restart the computer.
To find the suitable driver files for the purchased model, refer to the following table.
Driver files
Suitable models
GL940
GL940, GL940M
GL940A
GL940A, GL940AM
GL941
GL941, GL941M
GL941A
GL941A, GL941AM
GL2040
GL2040, GL2040M
GL2040A
GL2040A, GL2040AM
GL2240
GL2240, GL2240M
GL2240A
GL2240A, GL2240AM
