Expanding & Upgrading
User's Manual
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Satellite P20
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Connecting An External Monitor
You might want to connect an external monitor to your computer to have
a larger screen and to reduce wear on the built-in LCD screen. You can
connect a CRT desktop monitor to the standard 15-pin external monitor
port on the rear of the computer, or, if the monitor has a USB interface, to
one of the USB ports.
EXTERNAL MONITOR
PORT
To connect a monitor to the external monitor port do as follows:
Make sure the computer is turned off before connecting an external
monitor.
1.
Turn off the computer.
2.
Check the instructions that come with the monitor.
3.
Plug the 15-pin VGA connector from the monitor onto the external
monitor port of the computer.
4.
Tighten the screws on the connector to secure the connector to the
monitor.
If the monitor supports “Plug and Play” as most newer monitors do,
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating system will automatically recognize and
configure the system for it. You can then use the Display Properties
control panel to configure display settings for the monitor. See chapter 5
for details.
