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Adding an external monitor – HP Z1 G2-Workstation User Manual

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5.

The brightness slider is set to 50%. Move the slider up or down to adjust the brightness.

6.

At the bottom of the window, select Apply or OK to save the changes.

Adding an external monitor

To connect a monitor to the workstation:

1.

Determine the correct cable and/or adapter requirements for the monitor.

Monitor Interface

Required connection

DisplayPort

DisplayPort cable

VGA

DisplayPort to VGA adapter with VGA cable

DVI

DisplayPort to DVI adapter with DVI-D cable

Dual-Link DVI

DisplayPort to DLDVI adapter with Dual-Link
cable

HDMI

DisplayPort to HDMI adapter with HDMI cable

2.

Connect the DisplayPort end of the cable/adapter to the DisplayPort connector on the back of the

workstation.

3.

Connect the other end of the cable to the external monitor.

4.

Turn on the monitor. If the workstation is running Windows and a graphics driver is installed, the

workstation automatically detects the external monitor and uses it as a display.

Customizing the display panel or an external monitor

You can manually select or change the monitor refresh rates, screen resolution, color settings, font

sizes, and power management settings of the workstation's display panel or external monitor. Use

either the control panel of the graphics processing unit (MXM card or integrated graphics) or select the

Windows Control Panel > Display options.

For more information about customizing your external monitor, refer to the documentation included with

the monitor.

Display options

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