Gateway Solo 3100, User Manual

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Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 21
Setting up an external computer monitor
You can connect an external computer monitor to your notebook through
the VGA (Video Graphics Adapter) port on the back of your notebook. If
you are using an optional port replicator, you can also connect an external
computer monitor to the replicator’s VGA port.
1.
Connect one end of a VGA cable to the VGA port on the back of the
notebook, and the other end to the video connector on the monitor.
2. Press
F
N
+F3
to change the active display from LCD only, to LCD and
monitor, or monitor only. Continue changing the display options until
you get the desired display.
Depending upon the external monitor you are using, you may have to lower
the video resolution to 640
x 480. Refer to your monitor manual to find out
its display resolution capabilities.
1. Right-click the
Monitor
icon in the taskbar tray.
2. Select the desired resolution. The screen resolution changes.
If the
Monitor
icon does not appear on the taskbar and you want to have it
display there, right-click on the desktop, select
Properties
, click the
Settings
tab, then check the
Show settings icon on taskbar
checkbox. The
Monitor
icon
appears in the taskbar tray.
To connect the computer to an external monitor
To change the display resolution for an external monitor