Re: 701C w/ External Monitor

["Manuel Alvarez-Rivera" <alvarez+@pitt.edu>]

> From:          "Bronson, Scott E. CPT" <SBRONSON@seoul-psd.korea.army.mil>
> To:            "'thinkpad@cs.utk.edu'" <thinkpad@cs.utk.edu>
> Subject:       701C w/ External Monitor
> Date:          Mon, 9 Sep 1996 15:29:31 +0900

> I finally tried connecting an external 14" monitor to my 701C through
> the MultiPort II connector.  I'm running Win95.  Anyone know the
> "Display Settings Properties" to get this to work.  Thought it would be
> easy to do.  I switched display type to be SuperVGA, NEC 2A, Standard
> VGA.  None allow the external monitor to work. 
> 
> When I turn the computer on I see both screens showing the memory test
> and password login.  But the minute I see "Windows 95 coming up..." on
> the 701C the NEC 2A goes blank??
> 
> Any help out there?
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Scott E. Bronson
> sbronson@seoul-psd.korea.army.mil
> 
> 

Make sure your ThinkPad 701C video is set up to display on *both*
LCD and CRT.  This setting can be toggled via the Fn + F7 key
combination, or you can go to the Configuration Utility by pressing
the Fn + F1 key combination, and change the Display option
accordingly. 

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