Double Monitor

Original Message

Name: derik
Date: March 1, 2008 at 08:04:15 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor
OS: Windows 2000 Professional
CPU/Ram: Pentium III
Model/Manufacturer: Dell

Comment:

I'm trying to set up my home laptop with a double monitor. The laptop is running windows 2000 professional. The drives are set up properly because when booting up both screens will turn on and show the boot up process, when you log in. For the login process both monitors will be showing the exact same thing, my desktop has not been extended. All instructions in windows seem to instruct
going into display properties from the control pannel, clicking settings and hitting "extend my Windows destop onto this monitor" the proplem is that my settings window doesn't seem to appear the same is it should. there is no second monitor appearing to select to extend to. I've done this with another laptop running windows XP and it worked just fine.
Could it be that my windows 2000 profesional doesn't support this feature? I thought that it did.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Derik

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Response Number 1

Name: paulsep
Date: March 1, 2008 at 10:11:54 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

Reply: (edit)

I think, this is a problem of the installed driver for your graphic card.
The driver handles all graphical output for one or in this case two monitors.

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Response Number 2

Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: March 1, 2008 at 12:36:34 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

Reply: (edit)

What video card is installed in the computer?
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Response Number 3

Name: OtheHill
Date: March 1, 2008 at 12:40:36 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

Reply: (edit)

Jennifer
The unit is a Laptop.

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Response Number 4

Name: derik
Date: March 1, 2008 at 13:47:46 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

Reply: (edit)

The Monitor is a Dell E770
The Adapter is: Mobility M3
Chip type: M3 33MHz(AGP)
DAC type: Internal DAC (350Mhz)
Where would I see what kind of video card I have?
Any instuction on how to fix this would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Derik

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Response Number 5

Name: OtheHill
Date: March 1, 2008 at 15:14:52 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

Reply: (edit)

Post the model of the Laptop.

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Multi Monitor Image Not Displayed By Monitor(s) Display Settings Won't Let Me Change From "Default Monitor" monitor wont turn on when comp boots more than 2 monitor with win2000?	Installation monitor driver Win 2000 and Dual Monitors display is double-visioned Monitor set to default, nothing I can do Dual Monitors & Extended Desktop

Response Number 6

Name: paulsep
Date: March 1, 2008 at 15:24:23 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

Reply: (edit)

Take a look into the device manager.
There you'll find the model of your graphic card.

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Response Number 7

Name: OtheHill
Date: March 1, 2008 at 16:03:58 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

Reply: (edit)

The Adapter mentioned above is the graphics chip. Mobility M3. However, the laptop manufacturer may elect to use or not some features of the chip. Best to look at the manual for the laptop to see if it is capable of dual display.

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Response Number 8

Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: March 1, 2008 at 18:44:14 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

Reply: (edit)

I know it's a laptop, OTH. It would still help to know the model number.
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Response Number 9

Name: Bakers
Date: March 1, 2008 at 23:39:10 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

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Go to DELL Support and Install the Latest BIOS and Graphics Driver, if that does not fix the problem then DELL do not support the feature you want....

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Response Number 10

Name: Intel 80486 (by meisinscotland)
Date: March 2, 2008 at 18:26:42 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

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If the hardware only supports mirroring then extended display will not be available.
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Response Number 11

Name: cup
Date: March 3, 2008 at 11:44:24 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

Reply: (edit)

Pop up display properties, settings tab. What do you see - one monitor with a picture or 2 monitors numbered 1 and 2?

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Response Number 12

Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: March 3, 2008 at 16:02:21 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

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I think the OP lost interest.
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Response Number 13

Name: OtheHill
Date: March 3, 2008 at 16:07:18 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

Reply: (edit)

Or figured things out and didn't bother to tell anyone. All laptop have the brand and model on the outside don't they?

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Response Number 14

Name: Intel 80486 (by meisinscotland)
Date: March 3, 2008 at 16:14:19 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

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Most do.
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Response Number 15

Name: derik
Date: March 3, 2008 at 17:00:02 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

Reply: (edit)

Thanks alot for your help guys.. I'm still tinkering with it. Cup, I see one monitor with a pic of the desktop. is this a sign it's not capable?

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Response Number 16

Name: OtheHill
Date: March 3, 2008 at 17:04:16 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

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You may not have the corrrect drivers installed. Why haven't you posted your computer brand and model as requested?

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Response Number 17

Name: derik
Date: March 4, 2008 at 06:20:21 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

Reply: (edit)

It's a Dell Latitude if that helps

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Response Number 18

Name: OtheHill
Date: March 4, 2008 at 06:34:04 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

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Dell has many different models called Latitude. Do you know the exact model? I wanted to look on the Dell site to determine if the computer is capable of what you want to do.

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Response Number 19

Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: March 4, 2008 at 10:55:20 Pacific
Subject: Double Monitor

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derik, what is the complete model number? Latitude what???
If you had posted that in the original question under Manufacturer/Model, we could have had this resolved for you by now.
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