Gateway MX8711 - Pentium Dual Core 1.6 GHz, Reference Manual

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CHAPTER 4 : Using Drives and Accessories
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Viewing the display on a
projector or monitor
You can use your notebook for giving presentations by
connecting an external monitor or projector to your monitor
(VGA) port. Your notebook supports simultaneous LCD and
external display. Simultaneous display lets you control the
presentation from your notebook at the same time as you face
your audience.
To use a projector or external monitor:
1
Turn off your notebook.
2
Plug the projector or monitor cable into the VGA
port
on your notebook or optional port replicator.
3
Turn on your notebook.
4
Plug the projector’s or monitor’s power cord into an
AC power source and turn it on.
Windows recognizes the new hardware and the New
Display Detected dialog box opens.
5
Select the options for the projector or external monitor,
then click
OK .
6
Press F
N
+F4 to switch between viewing the display on
the LCD panel, viewing the display on the projector or
monitor, and viewing the display on both the LCD panel
and the projector or monitor.
Tip
For the location of the VGA port on your notebook, see “Back”
on page 9 . For the location of the VGA port on an optional port
replicator, see the port replicator user guide.
Important
If an external monitor or projector is connected and you close
the LCD panel, your notebook may turn off the LCD panel, but will not
enter Sleep mode.