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L215p Wide Flat Panel Monitor User’s Guide
Installing the monitor driver in Windows XP
To use the Plug and Play feature in Windows XP, files should be loaded from the
Reference and Driver CD
.
Note:
This section must be completed before continuing with the Windows XP
automatic image setup.
1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices.
2. Ensure that the monitor is connected correctly.
3. Turn on the monitor and then the system unit. Allow the system to boot into
Windows XP.
4. Open the
Display Properties
window by clicking
Start
J
Settings
J
Control
Panel
, and then double-clicking the
Display
icon.
5. Click the
Settings
tab.
6. Click the
Advanced
button.
7. Click the
Monitor
tab.
8. Click the
Properties
button.
9. Click the
Drivers
tab.
10. Open the
Hardware Update Wizard
window by clicking on
Update Driver
, and
then click
Next
.
11. Select
Install from a list or Specific location(Advanced)
, and then click
Next
.
12. Select
"Don't search. I will choose the driver to install"
option, and then click
Next
.
13. Click the
Have Disk
button. Click on the
Browse
button and navigate to
the
following directory:
X:\Monitor Drivers\Windows XP
(where X is the drive letter designator for the CD-ROM drive).
14. Select the
"LEN 6522.inf"
file and click the
Open
button. Click the
OK
button.
15. Select
LEN L215pwA
and click
Next
. The files will be copied from the CD to
your
hard disk drive.
16. Close all open windows and remove the CD.
17. Restart the system. The system will automatically select the maximum refresh
rate and corresponding Color Matching Profiles.
Note:
On LCD monitors, unlike CRTs, a faster refresh rate does not improve display
quality. Lenovo recommends using either 1920 x 1080 at a refresh rate of 60 Hz, or 640
x 480 at a refresh rate of 60 Hz.
