Silverscreen Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I'm trying to connect my dell monitor (dell ultra sharp 1704 fpv) to my laptop and using it as my default monitor. however, it doesnt seem to work.i have managed to extend my screen onto the monitor but unable to use the monitor just on its own.I'm using xp home edition atm. the software installed default is the Intel® 82852/82855 Graphics Controller Family.please help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marthax Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Are you sure that you have the correct drivers installed? I assume that by saying "on it's own" you mean turning off the laptop screen and letting the external monitor do the work. Have you tried cloning the image? What happends then?Oh, and what GPU does your computer have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Have you tried unchecking this button? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverscreen Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 i did uncheck it, but it just stayed on the laptop screen and the external monitor was blank.and yes, i do want to use the external monitor instead of the laptop one, what is image cloning? i'm not sure what gpu it has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marthax Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Image cloning is that the same image is displayed on both screens. I don't if ATI GPU's use that name too, but I know Nvidia cards do because I use it all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Most laptops when started with an external screen will use only that screen. There might also be a Function key (Fn F5 or something like that) to switch monitors (intern/exterrn/both). there is also an identical menu in the "advanced" menu of the graphic properties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idontwantspam Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Most windows laptops it's Fn-F8 to switch, or see if you have any config tools for multiple monitor support like Intel Graphics Media Accelerator is what I have for my vid card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Idontwantdiggingupoldthreads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeball Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 you need to go into the advanced tab and open the graphics card software, then clone the laptops display to the monitor. that should do it also set the laptop to do nothing when you close the lidthanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idontwantspam Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Idontwantdiggingupoldthreads. Geez. There was a question that was never totally answered. So I provided a piece of feedback that could be helpful. There's no need to be rude, you could just say "why did you bring up that old thread?" or something like that. Take a chill-pill, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now