HP omnibook 510 Manuale Di Servizio
Add-On Devices
Connecting External Devices
Connecting External Devices
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Using extended display mode (Windows 98 or XP)
You can extend your desktop by connecting an external monitor to your computer.
1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, then double-click Display (Windows 98), or click
Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display (Windows XP).
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Windows 98: right-click display 2, and select Enabled.
Windows XP: click the second display, then select the option to extend the desktop.
You can set different resolutions and numbers of colors for each display. However, using
the Extended Desktop requires video memory for each display. For this reason, higher
resolutions and higher numbers of colors may cause unexpected behavior on the displays.
Try starting with 1024 × 768 resolution on the external display and 64 K colors (16-bit)
on both displays. You can then try higher settings to see whether they work for your
applications. In addition, certain operations such as playing DVDs and running 3D
graphics require extra video memory, so you may have to adjust display settings.
the Extended Desktop requires video memory for each display. For this reason, higher
resolutions and higher numbers of colors may cause unexpected behavior on the displays.
Try starting with 1024 × 768 resolution on the external display and 64 K colors (16-bit)
on both displays. You can then try higher settings to see whether they work for your
applications. In addition, certain operations such as playing DVDs and running 3D
graphics require extra video memory, so you may have to adjust display settings.
If you’re playing a DVD movie, the movie will show only on the primary display. To
change the primary display, go to the Settings tab of Display Properties (see the steps
above), right-click the display you want, and select Primary.
change the primary display, go to the Settings tab of Display Properties (see the steps
above), right-click the display you want, and select Primary.
Changing display actions
You can use the BIOS Setup utility to change certain display behaviors, such as
stretching the image to fill the screen at lower resolutions. See “To run the BIOS Setup
utility” on page 131.
stretching the image to fill the screen at lower resolutions. See “To run the BIOS Setup
utility” on page 131.
To use a TV set as a monitor
You can connect a television set or other video device to your computer to use as a
display. The computer’s built-in display remains active when you connect a TV set.
display. The computer’s built-in display remains active when you connect a TV set.
To connect a TV set
You can connect a TV set using a standard S-video cable, or an HP F1459A composite-
video adapter with a standard RCA-type video cable.
video adapter with a standard RCA-type video cable.
1. Connect a video cable from the TV set to the expansion base’s S-video port. (You
don’t need to turn the computer off to do this.)
2. Connect the TV set to a power source and turn it on.