Using The Usb Port; Connecting To An External Monitor Via The D-Sub Port - Gigabyte inNote Q1458 Bedienungsanleitung

2.1 Using the USB Port

The USB port allows multiple peripherals to run simultaneously on
a single computer. These peripherals may include: floppy drives,
mouse, digital cameras, scanners, printers, optical disk drive,
keyboards, and games devices...etc. The USB Port can also act as
a hub or as an external workstation.
►Q1458 USB Port
►Q1580 USB Port

2.2 Connecting to an External Monitor via the D-sub Port

The notebook comes with a D-sub port for you to connect to an
external monitor. To connect an external monitor, please follow the
steps below:
Q1458 / Q1580 NOTEBOOK SERIES USER'S MANUAL
1. Turn off your Q1458 / Q1580 notebook and make sure the
monitor power switch is turned off.
2. Connect the connector cable of the monitor to the D-sub port
on the left side of your notebook. Secure the cable connection
with the screws provided.
3. Connect the monitor power cable and plug it into a properly
grounded wall outlet.
4. Turn on the monitor.
5. Turn on your Q1458 / Q1580 notebook. Both the LCD panel
and the monitor screen will show the display. Your notebook is
set at default to run at simultaneous display mode.
6. If you only want to show the display on the external monitor
(CRT/LCD) and shut off the LCD display, you can use the <Fn>
+ <F3> hot-key to switch display type between LCD and CRT.
Keep pressing the hot-key until you get the display to external
CRT/LCD only.
►Q1458 D-sub Port
►Q1580 D-sub Port
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