Chapter 3
Monitor Mayhem
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding the video system
Getting info about the display adapter
Making monitor adjustments
Adding a second monitor
Solving connection problems
Adjusting power options
Setting the resolution
Installing new driver software
It was common a few years back for new computer users to believe that the monitor is the computer. This was a time before the all-in-one PCs, where the console and monitor are stored in the same unit. Even so, it’s easy to understand why a newbie would think that the monitor is the computer: You see the monitor. The computer case, where all the action happens, just sits there. Even so, the monitor is not the computer; it’s ...
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