Chapter 3.
3-7
Installing the monitor driver in Windows XP
To use the Plug and Play feature in Microsoft Windows XP, do the following:
Note:
You must download file from the Reference and Driver CD to use the Plug and
Play feature in Windows XP.
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, 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.
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
(where
X
is the drive letter designator for the
CD-ROM
drive).
14. Select the
"LEN LS2421pwA.inf"
file and click the
Open
button. Click the
OK
button.
15. Select
LEN
LS2421pwA
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 CRT
,
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.
