Lenovo ThinkVision Pro2840m Wide Flat Panel Monitor - Manual (Page 26)

Installing the monitor driver in Windows 7
To use the Plug and Play feature in Microsoft Windows 7, do the following:
Note: You must download the driver of your operation system from the Lenovo website
(http://support.lenovo.com/Pro2840mD)
1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices.
2. Ensure that the monitor is connected correctly.
3. Turn on the monitor and then turn on the computer. Allow your computer to boot into
Windows 7 operating system.
4. Open the Display Properties window by clicking Start, Control Panel and then click the
Hardware and Sound icon.
5. Click the Display icon.
6. Click the Adjust Resolution button.
7. Click the Advanced Settings button.
8. Click the Monitor tab.
9. Click the Properties button.
10. Click the Driver tab.
11. Open the "Update Driver Software-Generic PnP Monitor" window by clicking on Update Driver
and then click the "Browse my computer for driver software" button.
12. Select “Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer”.
13. Click the Have Disk button. Click the Browse button and navigate to the directory that you
put your download drivers in.
14. Select the “Pro2840m.inf” file and click the Open button. Click the OK button.
15. Select ThinkVision Pro2840mD and click Next. The files will be copied from the directory to
your hard disk drive.
16. Close all open windows.
17. Restart the computer.
The system will automatically select the maximum refresh rate and corresponding color
matching profiles.
Note: On LCD monitors, unlike CRTs, a faster refresh rate does not improve display quality.
Lenovo recommends using either 3840 x 2160 at a refresh rate of 60 Hz, or 640 x 480 at a
refresh rate of 60 Hz.
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