Gateway 2500 Guía Del Usuario

30     Using Your Gateway Solo 2500 Multimedia Notebook

Press 

F

N

+F3 

to change the active display to LCD only, LCD and 

monitor, or TV only.

If the display is distorted, check to see if the BIOS setting is correct for 
NTSC or PAL (NTSC is primarily used in the United States). See “About 
the BIOS Setup Utility” on Page 70 for more information about changing 
the TV Mode.

Setting up an external computer monitor

You can connect an external computer monitor to your notebook through 
the VGA port on the back of your notebook. If you are using an optional 
docking station, you can also connect an external computer monitor to the 
docking station VGA port.

Connect one end of a VGA cable to the VGA port on the back of the 
notebook, and the other end to the video connector on the monitor.

Press 

F

N

+F3 

to change the active display from LCD only, to LCD and 

monitor, or monitor only. Continue changing the display options until 
you get the desired display.

Depending upon the external monitor you are using, you may have to lower 
the video resolution to 640 x 480. Refer to your monitor manual to find out 
its display resolution capabilities.

Right-click the 

 icon in the taskbar tray (right bottom corner).

Select the desired resolution. The screen resolution changes.

If the 

 icon does not appear on the taskbar and you want to have it 

display there, then right-click on the desktop, the 

 dialog 

box opens. Click the 

 tab, then click 

. The 

 icon appears in the taskbar tray.

To connect the computer to an external monitor

To change the display resolution for an external monitor