Setting up your monitor, Setting the display resolution – Dell U2415 Monitor User Manual

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Setting Up Your Monitor

Setting the display resolution

For maximum display performance with Microsoft

®

Windows

®

operating systems, set

the display resolution to 1920 x 1200 pixels by performing the following steps:

In Windows

®

7, Windows

®

8, and Windows

®

8.1:

1

For Windows

®

8 and Windows

®

8.1 only, select the Desktop tile to switch to classic

desktop.

2

Right-click on the desktop and click Screen Resolution.

3

Click the Dropdown list of the Screen Resolution and select 1920 x 1200.

4

Click OK.

If you do not see the recommended resolution as an option, you may need to update
your graphics driver. Please choose the scenario below that best describes the computer
system you are using, and follow the given steps.

If you have a Dell™ desktop or a Dell™ portable computer with
internet access

1

Go to www.dell.com/support, enter your service tag, and download the latest
driver for your graphics card.

2

After installing the drivers for your graphics adapter, attempt to set the resolution to
1920 x 1200 again.

NOTE: If you are unable to set the resolution to 1920 x 1200, please contact Dell™

to inquire about a graphics adapter that supports these resolutions.

If you have a non Dell™ desktop, portable computer, or graphics
card

In Windows

®

7, Windows

®

8, and Windows

®

8.1:

1

For Windows

®

8 and Windows

®

8.1 only, select the Desktop tile to switch to classic

desktop.

2

Right-click on the desktop and click Personalization.

3

Click Change Display Settings.

4

Click Advanced Settings.

5

Identify your graphics controller supplier from the description at the top of the
window (e.g. NVIDIA, ATI, Intel etc.).

6

Refer to the graphic card provider website for updated driver (for example,

http://www.ATI.com

OR

http://www.NVIDIA.com

).

7

After installing the drivers for your graphics adapter, attempt to set the resolution to
1920 x 1200 again.

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