Specifications

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Display
You can use a CRT monitor as an external monitor. To display only on a CRT
monitor, use a VGA-compliant model or model with 1024x768 or higher resolution.
To display on CRT and LCD simultaneously, use a model with 1024x768 or higher
resolution. You can switch the display output with Fn +F5.
Changing Resolution and Number of Colors
When shipped, your notebook has the default resolution of 1024x768 and the color
palette of High Color (16 bit). To change the resolution and the number of colors:
1. From the Start menu, select Setting - Control Panel.
2. Double-click Display.
3. Click the Settings tab.
4. Select the number of the colors in the Color palette, and select the resolution in
Desktop area. Refer to the table below.
5. Click OK twice.
Resolutions and Colors you can choose
Number of Colors
Resolution LCD CRT
Simultaneous display
(LCD & CRT)
640 x 480 256
65,536
16,770,000
256
65,536
16,770,000
256
65,536
16,770,000
800 x 600 256
65,536
16,770,000
256
65,536
16,770,000
256
65,536
1024 x 768 256
65,536
256
65,536
256
65,536
1280 x 1024 not available 256 not available
1600 x 1200 not available 256 not available
• Some CRTs, which are not compliant with your notebook, may not
display correctly.
• Even when you set the number of colors to about 16,770,000, the actual
number of colors on the LCD screen is about 260,000.
• In the Color Palette, High Color (16 bit) means 65,536 colors, and True
Color (24 bit) means about 16,770,000 colors.
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