IBM ThinkPad 600 User Manual

Problem Action
You cannot set a higher
resolution than the
present one on your
external monitor.
Make sure that:
The ThinkPad display driver is installed correctly by doing the following:
1. Click on Start and move the cursor to Settings and Control Panel.
2. Double-click on Display.
3. Select the Settings tab in the “Display Properties” window.
| 4. (For Windows 95) Click on Advanced Properties.
| (For Windows NT) Click on Display Type....
The “Adapter/Driver Information” window appears. Make sure that the
ThinkPad display driver is installed.
If you are not sure that the ThinkPad display driver is installed correctly,
reinstall it.
An appropriate display type or refresh rate is selected.
1. Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.
2. Click on LCD (
).
3. (For Windows 95) Click on Properties....
(For Windows NT) Click on Advanced....
4. Make sure the setting in the next window is correct.
5. Click on OK to close the window.
The screen is unreadable
or distorted.
Make sure that:
The ThinkPad display driver is installed correctly by doing the following:
1. Click on Start and move the cursor to Settings and Control Panel.
2. Double-click on Control Panel and then Display.
3. Select the Settings tab in the “Display Properties” window.
4. Click on Advanced Properties. The “Adapter/Driver Information”
window appears. Make sure that the ThinkPad display driver is
installed.
The display is set correctly.
1. Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.
2. Click on LCD (
).
3. (For Windows 95) Click on Properties....
(For Windows NT) Click on Advanced....
4. Make sure the setting in the next window is correct.
5. Click on OK to close the window.
If the settings are correct, run the tests described in the manual supplied with
the external monitor. If the tests show that the external monitor is OK, have the
computer serviced.
Wrong characters appear
on the screen.
Did you install the operating system or application program with the correct
procedure?
If you did, have the external monitor serviced.
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IBM ThinkPad 600 Specifications

General

Processor	Intel Pentium II
Graphics	Neomagic MagicGraph128XD
Operating System	Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0
Resolution	800 x 600
Battery	Lithium-Ion
Optical Drive	Optional external CD-ROM drive
Ports	Serial, Parallel, VGA
Network	10/100 Ethernet
Clock Speed	233 MHz to 300 MHz
Display	12.1-inch TFT