Operation Manual

27 Getting the most from your BenQ ZOWIE monitor
How to install the monitor on a new computer
This instruction details the procedure for selecting and installing the BenQ ZOWIE LCD
Monitor driver software on a new computer which has never had a monitor driver installed
before. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which has never been used before, and
for which the BenQ ZOWIE LCD Monitor is the first ever monitor to be connected to it.
1. Follow the instructions in How to assemble your monitor hardware on page 11.
When Windows starts, it will automatically detect the new monitor and launch the Found
New Hardware Wizard
. Follow the prompts until it displays the option to Install
Hardware Device Drivers
.
2. Insert the BenQ ZOWIE LCD Monitor CD-ROM into a CD drive on the computer.
3. Check
Search for a suitable driver for my device option, and click Next.
4. Check the option for CD-ROM drives (uncheck all others) and click Next.
5. Look to confirm that the wizard has selected the correct name of your monitor and click
Next.
6. Click Finish.
7. Restart the computer.
If you are adding the BenQ ZOWIE LCD Monitor to an existing computer that has already had another monitor
connected to it (and has monitor driver software installed), you should not be following these instructions. You
should instead be following the instructions for How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer.
To find the suitable driver files for the purchased model, refer to the following table.
Driver files Suitable models
XL2540 XL2540 / XL2540E
XL2735 XL2735 / XL2735E