Manually installing the monitor driver
Below are steps for manually installing the monitor driver in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft
Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 7.
Installing the monitor driver in Windows 8.1
To install the device driver in Microsoft® Windows 8.1, do the following:
Note: You must download the driver of your operation system from the Lenovo website
(http://support.lenovo.com/Pro2840mD)
1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices.
2. Ensure that the monitor is connected correctly.
3. Turn on the monitor and then turn on the computer. Allow your computer to boot into
Windows 8.1 operating system.
4. On the Desktop, move mouse to low-right corner of screen, choose Setting, double click Control Panel, and
then double click the icon of Hardware and Sound, and then clicking Display.
5. Click the Change the display settings tab.
6. Click the
Advanced Settings
icon.
7. Click the
Monitor
tab.
8. Click the
Properties
button.
9. Click the
Driver
tab.
10. Click
Update Driver
, then click Browse the computer to find the driver program.
11. Select
Pick from the list of device driver program
on the computer.
12. Click the
Have Disk
button. Click the
Browse
button and navigate to the directory that you put your
download drivers in.
13. Select the “
Pro2840m.inf
” file and click the Open button. Click the OK button.
14. Select
ThinkVision Pro2840mD
and click
Next
. The files will be copied from the directory to
your hard disk drive.
15. Close all open windows.
16. Restart the system. The system will automatically select the maximum refresh rate and corresponding
Colour Matching Profiles.
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 3840 x 2160 at a refresh rate of 60 Hz, or 640 x 480 at
refresh rate of 60 Hz.
Chapter 3. Reference information 2-4
