Dell Inspiron 3700 Reference Manual page 78

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Instructions for connecting or installing these options are included in the upgrade kit you receive from Dell.
Video
The Dell-installed video drivers work with the operating system to let you customize the video resolution and number of screen colors on your
display.
NOTE: The Dell-installed video drivers are designed to offer the best performance on your computer. Dell recommends
that you use only these drivers with your factory-installed operating system.
Table 1 lists the combinations of resolutions and colors that the computer supports.
Table 1. Display Resolution, Colors, and Refresh Rates
Resolution
640 x 480 (video graphics array [VGA])
640 x 480 (VGA)
640 x 480 (VGA)
640 x 480 (VGA)
800 x 600 (super VGA [SVGA])
800 x 600 (SVGA)
800 x 600 (SVGA)
800 x 600 (SVGA)
1024 x 768 (XGA)
1024 x 768 (XGA)
1024 x 768 (XGA)
1024 x 768 (XGA)
1280 x 1024 (SXGA)*
1280 x 1024 (SXGA)*
1280 x 1024 (SXGA)*
1280 x 1024 (SXGA)*
1400 x 1050 (SXGA Plus)*
1400 x 1050 (SXGA Plus)*
1400 x 1050 (SXGA Plus)*
1400 x 1050 (SXGA Plus)*
1600 x 1200 (UGA)*
1600 x 1200 (UGA)*
1600 x 1200 (UGA)*
1600 x 1200 (UGA)*
*NOTE: Pan mode may be turned on for the 1280 x 1024 (super XGA [SXGA]), 1400 x 1050 (SXGA Plus), and 1600 x 1200 (ultra graphics
array [UGA]) computer displays. In pan mode, the screen resolution is too high to be completely displayed on the computer display. For
example, the taskbar that usually appears at the bottom of the desktop may no longer be visible. To view the rest of the screen, use the touch
pad or track stick to pan up and down and left and right.
To display more colors, select a lower resolution. If you select a resolution and color combination that the system does not support, the system
automatically selects the next supported combination.
NOTE: Color depth is based on 256 colors for 8-bit, 65,536 colors for 16-bit, 16,842,752 colors for 24-bit, and
4,294,967,296 colors for 32-bit displays.
To find the maximum color depth for various combinations of resolutions without DVD or 3D software, select the primary resolution in the first
Computer Display Only—
Color Depth Available Refresh Rate
256 (8-bit) 60, 75, 85 hertz (Hz)
65 k (16-bit) 60, 75, 85 Hz
16 M (24-bit) 60, 75, 85 Hz
4.2 B (32-bit) 60, 75, 85 Hz
256 (8-bit) 60, 75, 85 Hz
65 k (16-bit) 60, 75, 85 Hz
16 M (24-bit) 60, 75, 85 Hz
4.2 B (32-bit) 60, 75, 85 Hz
256 (8-bit) 60, 70, 75, 85 Hz
65 k (16-bit) 60, 70, 75, 85 Hz
16 M (24-bit) 60, 70, 75, 85 Hz
4.2 B (32-bit) 60, 70, 75, 85 Hz
256 (8-bit) 60, 70, 75, 85 Hz
65 k (16-bit) 60, 70, 75, 85 Hz
16 M (24-bit) 60, 70, 75, 85 Hz
4.2 B (32-bit) 60, 70, 75, 85 Hz
256 (8-bit) 60 Hz
65 k (16-bit) 60 Hz
16 M (24-bit) 60 Hz
4.2 B (32-bit) 60 Hz
256 (8-bit) 60 Hz
65 k (16-bit) 60 Hz
16 M (24-bit) 60 Hz
4.2 B (32-bit) 60 Hz
Television as Secondary Display—
Available Refresh
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL
60-Hz NTSC, 50-Hz PAL