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Setting the Optimal Resolution: Dell™ E172FP
Flat Panel Color
Monitor User's Guide
For optimal
display performance while using the Microsoft® Windows® operating
systems, set the display resolution to 1280 x 1024 pixels by performing the
following steps:
- Click the Start
button, point to Settings, and click Control
Panel.
- Double-click the Display
icon in the Control Panel window, and then click the Settings
tab.
- In the Desktop
area, move the slidebar to 1280 by 1024 pixels. Then click OK.
- Recommended
frequency for best performance is 60Hz
Driver Installation
Use the monitor CD to install the appropriate monitor
driver for your operating system.
Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System
To manually install or update the driver, perform the
following steps:
1. Insert the
monitor CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Click Start->
Control Panel-> Appearance & Themes and then click the
Display icon.
3. In the Display
Properties window, click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced.
4. Click the Monitor
tab, and then click Properties-> Driver tab ->Update Driver.
5. When the Hardware
Update Wizard dialog box appears, choose Install the software
automatically, and click Next> and then Finish to complete
the installation.
6. Close the Display
Properties window.
Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Operating System
To manually install or update the driver, perform the
following steps:
1. Click Start->
Settings-> Control Panel and then double-click Display.
2. In the Display
Properties window, click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced.
3. Click the Monitor
tab, and then click Change-> Specify the location of the driver ->Next.
4. When the Update
Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears, select Display a list of all the
drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want, and
click Next>.
5. Insert the
monitor CD into the CD-ROM drive, then click Have Disk
6. Type d:\ (change
the drive letter to match your CD-ROM drive if it is not drive D) in the Copy
manufacturers files from: box, then click OK.
7. Click Next>,
Next>, and then Finish to complete the installation.
8. Close the Display
Properties window.
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Operating System
To manually install or update the driver, perform the
following steps:
1. Click Start->
Settings-> Control Paneland then double-click Display.
2. In the Display
Properties window, click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced.
3. Click the Monitor
tab, and then click Properties-> Driver -> Update Driver.
4. When the Update
Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears, choose Search for a suitable
driver for my device, and click Next>.
5. Insert the
monitor CD into the CD-ROM drive, type d:\ (change the drive letter to match
your CD-ROM drive if it is not drive D) in the Copy manufacturers files
from: box, and click Next> and then Finish to complete the
installation.
6. Close the Display
Properties window.
Microsoft® Windows® 98 Operating System
Windows 98 automatically detects the new monitor and
displays the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box if the monitor driver is
not already installed.
1. Insert the
monitor CD into the CD-ROM drive, and click Next> twice when the Add
New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears.
2. Click the CD-ROM
drive box to install the drivers from the CD and then click Next>.
3. Confirm that the
driver was found on the CD, and click Next> twice to install the
driver.
4. Click Finish
to exit the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box.
To manually install or update the driver, perform the
following steps:
5. Click Start->
Settings-> Control Panel and then double-click Display.
6. In the Display
Properties window, click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced.
7. Click the Monitor
tab, and then click Change.
8. When the Update
Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears, follow the steps in the previous
paragraph.
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