IBM THINKVISION L170 - Manual (Page 12)

10
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, and then select the ‘Drivers’
folder.
15. Choose IBM ThinkVision TFT LCD 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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