Lenovo ThinkVision 29" Ultrawide Monitor - Manual (Page 29)

Manually installing the monitor driver
Below are steps for manually installing the monitor driver in Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft
Windows 10.
Installing the monitor driver in Windows 7
To use the Plug and Play feature in Microsoft Windows 7, do the following:
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 your computer to start the Windows 7
operating system.
4. From the Lenovo website https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/solutions/e29w_20, find the
corresponding monitor driver and download it to a PC to which this monitor is connected (such
as a desktop).
5. Open the Display Properties window by clicking Start, Control Panel and Hardware and
Sound icon. and then clicking the Display icon.
6. Click the Change the display settings tab.
7. Click the Advanced Settings icon.
8. Click the Monitor tab.
9. Click the Properties button.
10. Click the Driver tab.
11. Click Update Driver , then click Browse the computer to find the driver program .
12. Select Pick from the list of device driver program on the computer .
13. Click the Hard Disk button. By clicking the Browse button, browse and open the following
path:
X:\Monitor Drivers\Windows 7
(where X indicates “the folder in which the downloaded driver is located” (such as a desktop)).
14. Select the “ e29w-20.inf ” file and click the Open button. Click the OK button.
15. In the new window, select e29w-20 , and click Next .
16. After the installation is completed, delete all downloaded files and close all windows.
17. Restart the system. 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 2560 × 1080 at a refresh rate of 60 Hz, or 1920 × 1080 at a refresh rate of
60 Hz.
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