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    Attaching an external moniter to the thinkpad

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by 4exercise, Aug 1, 2007.

  1. 4exercise

    4exercise Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    I just got my R61, with the plain WXGA. I was wondering if I could attach an external monitor to it to get higher resolution when I will be playing games. The WXGA on the Thinkpad only goes to about 1280 x 800, which is fine (because the screen is too small for gaming anyways), and I was wondering if I attach the computer to a 1600 x screen, will I get that resolution?
     
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  2. dferrey

    dferrey Notebook Geek

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    I've got my T61 with internal graphics, connected to an external monitor and it's showing 1440 x 900. That's the highest resolution listed in Display Properties. I'm not sure if that's a limitation of the graphics card or my monitor.
     
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  3. KnightUnit

    KnightUnit Notebook Evangelist

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    Did you install the display drivers for your external monitor?
     
    KnightUnit, Aug 1, 2007
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