Driver installation for windows xp – IBM THINKVISIONTM L170 User Manual

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Driver Installation for Windows XP

This section must be

completed before

continuing with the

Windows XP

Auto Setup

on page 13

To use the Plug and Play feature in Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP files should be

loaded from the

IBM Monitor CD.

1.

Turn off the computer and all attached devices.

2.

Ensure that the monitor is connected correctly.

3.

Turn on the monitor and then the system unit. Allow the system to boot

into Windows XP.

4.

Open the

DISPLAY PROPERTIES

window by clicking

START, SETTINGS,

CONTROL PANEL

and then double-clicking the

DISPLAY

icon.

On LCD monitors, unlike

CRTs, a faster refresh rate

does not improve display quality.

IBM recommends using either

1280 x 1024 at a refresh rate of

60Hz or 640 x 480 at a refresh

rate of 60Hz.

5.

Click the

SETTINGS

tab.

6.

Click the

ADVANCED

button.

7.

Click the

MONITOR

tab.

8.

Click the

PROPERTIES

button.

9.

Click the

DRIVER

tab.

10. Open the

Hardware Update Wizard window by clicking on

UPDATE

DRIVER

and then Click the

NEXT button.

11. Select the “Install from a list or Specific location(Advanced)” and then

Click the

NEXT button.

12. Insert the Setup CD into the CD drive : and click the

HAVE DISK

button.

13. Click OK.
14. Ensure that the CD drive letter is selected.
15. Choose

IBM ThinkVision L170 monitor

and Click OK. The

files will be copied from the CD to your hard disk drive.

16. Close all open windows and remove the CD.
17. Restart the system.

The system will automatically select the maximum refresh rate and

corresponding Color Matching Profiles.

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