Multi-screen support

Dark Hermit · #1 October 25th, 2003, 11:03 PM

Hello,

Can someone explain or give me a link on how to configure win2000 to use multiple monitors/LCDs to display one screen. Also, is there any hardware/software requirements to do this? I'm using a laptop, so it's using both the LCD and an external monitor. (I could get this to work on a Win98 system but not in win2k)

Any help would be appreicated...

Thanks

DH

MaDef · #2 October 26th, 2003, 01:07 AM

windows help contains a step by step for installing dual monitors on win2k. there is no need for special software as it has built in support for it. However you either need 2 video cards or a video card that supports dual outputs. ( the geoforce4 mx 420 is one such card). I guess it all depends on whether your laptop supports dual outputs or not.

Dark Hermit · #3 December 18th, 2003, 10:59 PM

Well I'm using the laptops LCD screen and the vga output on the back (most laptop have them) as the 2nd monitor. I want to be able to expand the screen over both (the LCD and the vga output monitor). I also have win98 on a second partition of the drive and was able to do this this fine that OS. However, I would like to do this on win2k because it has all of the programs I use installed on it. (plus some other features that win98 doesn't)

The problem is that the win2k on my laptop doesn't give me an option under "display properties-settings" for 'extend my windows desktop onto this monitor' that it's suppose to. Also, it doesn't let me select an individual monitor/output. All that it says under "Displays:" is 'multi monitors installed' or something like that.

Anyways, I would appreciate any suggestions offered.

Thanks

**GretaP** · #4 December 18th, 2003, 11:22 PM

Hi Dark Hermit,
I can't explain it to you, as I've never set up multiple monitors, but I can give you a link that will hopefully assist you.

MaDef · #5 December 21st, 2003, 03:21 PM

what video chip is installed on the laptop?