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External Display
NOTE
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After resuming from
sleep/
standby or hibernation, or restarting the computer, the output desti-
nation may not be the same as the one selected in the previous status.
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When you change the display after Windows starts up, do not press any key until switching is complete.
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Display switching by pressing
+
P
or
Fn
+
F3
/
Fn
+
F3
may not work when you use the
Fast User Switching function to switch the user. In this case, log off all users and restart the computer.
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Do not connect or remove the external display during
sleep /
standby or hibernation.
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It may take some time to switch between displays depending on the displays used.
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When you use high resolution displays, the display color, resolution or refresh rate may be changed, switching to [Note-
book] in [Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for mobile].
We recommend you to switch the output destination by pressing
+
P
or
Fn
+
F3
/
Fn
+
F3
.
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When you change the output destination after Windows starts up, do not press any key until switching is complete.
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You cannot use the simultaneous display until Windows starts up.
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Simultaneous display and display switching do not work when [Command Prompt] screen is set to “Full
Screen”.
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When you use the external display only, set the suitable number of colors, resolution, or refresh rate separately from
when you use the internal LCD only or when you use the simultaneous display.
Depending on the settings, some external displays may be distorted or may not display the mouse cursor correctly. In
this case, set the settings to lower value.
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When you use the simultaneous display, DVD-Video, MPEG files and other motion image files may not be played back
smoothly.
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Carefully read the instruction manual of the external display.
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When connecting an external display that does not conform to the Plug & Play standards, select the display driver
accordingly in the following menu, or use the driver disc supplied with the monitor.
A
Click
(Start) - [Control Panel] - [Adjust screen resolution] - [Advanced Settings] - [Monitor] -
[Properties].
A standard user needs to enter an administrator password.
[start] - [Control Panel] - [Appearance and Themes] - [Display] - [Settings] - [Advanced] - [Monitor] -
[Properties].
B
Click [Driver] - [Update Driver].
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If you connect an external display via the mini port replicator, you cannot use the external display port on the com-
puter.
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If a picture is not displayed normally, lower the level of [Hardware acceleration] in the following menu.
[start] - [Control Panel] - [Appearance and Themes] - [Display] - [Settings] - [Advanced] - [Troubleshoot]
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