Chapter 3� 3-5
Manually installing the monitor driver
Below are steps for manually installing the monitor driver in Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft
Windows 10�
Installing the monitor driver in Windows 7
To use the Plug and Play feature in Microsoft Windows 7, do the following:
1� Turn off the computer, all attached devices�
2�
Ensure that the monitor is connected correctly.
3� Turn on the monitor and then the system unit� Allow your computer to start the Windows 7
operating system�
4�
From the Lenovo website http://support.lenovo.com/docs/q27q_1l, find the corresponding
monitor driver and download it to a PC to which this monitor is connected (such as a desktop)�
5� Open the
Display Properties
window by clicking
Start, Control Panel
and
Hardware
and
Sound
icon� and then clicking the
Display
icon�
6� Click the
Change the display settings
tab�
7� Click the
Advanced Settings
icon�
8� Click the
Monitor
tab�
9� Click the
Properties
button�
10� Click the
Driver
tab�
11� Click
Update Driver
, then click
Browse the computer to find the driver program.
12� Select
Pick from the list of device driver program on the computer�
13� Click the
Hard Disk
button� By clicking the
Browse
button, browse and point to the following
path:
X:\Monitor Drivers\Windows 7
(where
X
indicates "the folder in which the downloaded driver is located" (such as a desktop))�
14� Select the "
Q27q-1L�inf
" file and click the
Open
button� Click the
OK
button�
15� In the new window, select
Q27q-1L
and click
Next
�
16�
After the installation is complete, delete all downloaded files and close all windows.
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 2560 x 1440 at a refresh rate of 75 Hz, or 1920 x 1080 at a
refresh rate of 60 Hz�
