Re: [Thinkpad] Dual monitor setup T23/A31p

Yes, it has to do with Win2000. Under Win2000, you can only display
identical content on the panel and on the external monitor. Under WinXP,
you can "extend" the desktop onto the external monitor (or onto the
panel if you choose to make the external primary).

Alban

thinkpad-request@stderr.org wrote:
> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 17:43:12 +0000
> From: "ted.frater" <ted.ffrater@virgin.net>
> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Dual monitor setup T23/A31p
> To: thinkpad@stderr.org
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> I dont have a T23 here but all the later Tpds have a setting in the bios
> under display where you can select either tft, crt, or both. try this
> first. Its nothing to do with win 2k. As to wether you can have
> differnet pics on each screen depends on the video chip/card. you need
> for this a dual output video card If you can find a matrox G200 this has
> dual output( im fairly sure of this,but might be wrong could be the
> G400. cant remember which) and you can with their software have differnt
> images on each, assuming it will fit in the slot of your docking
> station. I supplied one of these to a client who wanted to do just what
> you want to do, his was a desktop. Same principle. There maywell be
> other video cards that do this. However the G200/400 was an AGP card and
> your docking station may only have a pci slot, youll need to look and
> start from there.
> Keep us posted as to your progress.

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