Installing an external vga monitor, 4 installing an external vga monitor – Texas Instruments 60X User Manual

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Installation

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2.5.4

Installing an External VGA Monitor

The notebook contains an external CRT port that can drive one of a variety of monitor
resolutions and colors as summarized in Table 1-9. The associated connector location
and pinouts are shown in Figure 2-7.

Figure 2-7 External VGA Pinouts

Use the following procedure to install an external monitor:

1.

Turn off power to both the notebook and monitor.

2.

Connect the 15-pin external VGA cable from the monitor to the VGA connector
on the notebook computer (refer to Figure 2-7).

3.

Power up the notebook computer first; then turn on power to the monitor.

4.

Setup the notebook display mode for LCD only, simultaneous LCD and CRT
or CRT only (under Windows 95, select the Change Display Utility; under
Windows for Workgroups, use the WinMode Utility.

5.

Install the correct driver if required (refer to the Monitor Installation
Instructions supplied by the CRT vendor).

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