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Adjusting the Brightness
To adjust the brightness of the display, you can use the key combinations shown in Table 1 .
Table 1. Brightness Key Combinations and Their Functions
Expanded Video Mode
When working in text mode, you can select the font used to display text. Press to toggle between regular video mode and expanded
video mode. In expanded video mode, items in resolutions other than 1024 x 768 expand to fill the screen, which is useful if you are working in 800
x 600 resolution on a 13.3-inch extended graphics array (XGA) display.
Video Drivers and Video Resolution
The Dell-installed video drivers work with the operating system to let you customize the video resolution, number of screen colors, and refresh rate
of your display.
Table 2. Combinations of Resolutions and Colors Supported
Adjusting the Brightness Customizing Video Resolution
Expanded Video Mode Dual-Display Mode
Video Drivers and Video Resolution If You Have Display Problems
NOTE: When you run the computer on battery power, set your computer's brightness control to the lowest setting that affords
comfortable viewing. You can extend your battery life by using the minimum brightness setting.
Key Combinations Function
+ down arrow Decreases brightness
+ up arrow Increases brightness
+ right arrow Has no effect on this computer
+ left arrow Has no effect on this computer
NOTES: You cannot change contrast on an active-matrix (thin film transistor [TFT]) display, such as your computer's display. (Contrast
adjustments are only necessary on older passive-matrix displays.)
To use key combinations on an external keyboard, enable the External Hot Key option in the System Setup program and use
Lock> instead of .
NOTES: You may have difficulty using the display fonts feature with MS-DOS® programs that use downloaded fonts.
For optimum video performance in these cases, do not use expanded video mode.
NOTE: The Dell-installed video drivers are designed to offer the best performance on your computer. Dell recommends that you use
only these drivers with your factory-installed operating system.
Resolution Colors Bits
Display Refresh
Rate External Monitor
Refresh Rate