User's Manual

displayed on the other external display.
To use simultaneous display, connect an external display device to the external monitor port or S-video
output jack. You can then toggle the display output location by pressing Fn-F3 to make the image
appear on both the computer LCD and external display device.
Connecting to an External Monitor
The notebook has a VGA monitor port to connect your computer to an external monitor.
Using the VGA monitor port.
1. Locate the 15-pin VGA monitor port on the left side of your notebook and connect the video
signal cable from the external monitor (or the VGA adapter) to the monitor port.
2. Connect the power cable from the external monitor to a power outlet and turn on the monitor.
3. On your notebook, click the right touchpad button on the Windows desktop to open the desktop
menu. Click Properties to open the Display Properties window.
4. In the Display Properties window, click Advanced in the Settings tab. Click the Display Modes
tab.
5. Under Driver mode, you can select the appropriate options to change the display to an external
monitor or FN+F2.
Adjustments to screen resolution and color depth can also be made in this dialog box.
Dual Displays
With a Windows system, you may use an external monitor simultaneously with your notebook's LCD.
You may also use the external monitor only and disable the LCD or only use the LCD. To do this you
may first need to enable the multiple display settings in Windows.
1. Open the Control Panel and double-click Display. The Display Properties window will open
2. Click the Settings tab, then click the Advanced button
3. Select the S3 Display tab.
There are two display mode options: Single and Mirror.
Single: In Display Combination, there are two options available: VGA1 or LCD2. You can choose
which device to apply as the Primary display. VGA1 is the default value for Primary if an external CRT
is available. If an external CRT is not connected to the notebook, only LCD2 is available. In Single
mode, the video display hot key combination is available-you can cycle the video output by pressing the
FN + F2 keys.
Mirror: In Display Combination, there is no Primary display option available. Only LCD2 is available
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