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4-4 System Expansion

Figure 4-1. Connecting an External Monitor

4. Plug one end of the monitor power cord into the power socket on the

monitor and the other end into an electrical outlet.

5. To use the monitor, turn on the monitor before turning on the

computer.

6. Simultaneous display should take effect, meaning screen images will

appear on both the monitor and the LCD.

Your computer supports up to 1600 x 1200 resolution on an external

monitor. You can select the resolution and the number of colors

using the video drivers. (See Chapter 6 for information on the

drivers.)

The resolutions and colors supported by your computer for the monitor

are:

Resolution Number of Colors

640 x 480 256

64K

16M

800 x 600 256

64K

16M

1024 x 768 256

64K

16M

1280 x 1024 256

64K

1600 x 1200 256

If you are using simultaneous display on both the LCD and monitor screens,

the maximum resolution is the one supported by the LCD.