IBM 380XD User Guide
Switching between the LCD and an External Monitor
Switching between the LCD and an External Monitor
This section provides information about using the computer LCD and
an external monitor. It also provides considerations when using DOS
applications.
an external monitor. It also provides considerations when using DOS
applications.
The LCD of your computer uses thin-film transistor (
TFT ) technology
or high performance addressing (
HPA) technology. Both types of
LCDs display output with SVGA (800-by-600 resolution) video mode
and 16M colors.
and 16M colors.
When you attach an external monitor that supports resolution higher
than VGA mode, you can get a maximum of 1024-by-768 video
resolution.
than VGA mode, you can get a maximum of 1024-by-768 video
resolution.
Attaching the Monitor
The following summarizes how to attach an external monitor:
1
Turn off the computer.
2
Connect the external monitor to the external monitor
connector (
) on the rear of the computer; then connect
it to an electrical outlet.
3
Turn on the external monitor and the computer.
4
Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.
5
Change the display output type by clicking on the Both
(
) button or the External Display (
) button.
Note: If you select the Both button, do not attach an external monitor that
supports only VGA mode (640-by-480 resolution). Otherwise, the
external monitor screen is scrambled and the output is not displayed,
or the screen might be damaged. Use External Display instead.
external monitor screen is scrambled and the output is not displayed,
or the screen might be damaged. Use External Display instead.
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