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Setting up dual monitors?

  • 20-12-2007 02:29AM
    #1
    phantom_lord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭


    sorry I'm a bit of a noob so bear with me...:o

    I have this laptop, and I want to use a second monitor with the laptop, em, what do i need? can i get some sort of adapter for two outputs? Or do I need a new graphics card? is it even possible to replace my current one?

    thanks!


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  • #2
    RoyalMarine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭RoyalMarine


    your laptop should have a connection on the back of it.
    get a monitor cable, plug it into the monitor and into that port on the laptop.

    turn the laptop on and same with the monitor.

    most laptop's have a "fn" key down the bottom left on the keyboard.
    also find the crt/lcd key on the keyboard. its probably one of the f key's up the top.

    hold the fn key, and press the crt/lcd screen.

    if that doesnt work, then right click on the windows desktop, and select properties.
    go to display settings.
    and you should have a box with 2 monitors on it.
    select the second one, and click "extend my desktop onto this monitor"

    play around with it for a while and see what you think.


  • #3
    phantom_lord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭phantom_lord


    thanks for that but i already have an extra monitor connected to my laptop, I'm just wondering what's involved in adding another one? so it'd be the laptop and two additional monitors.


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