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Dual Monitors

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  1. itsmekarak

    Sound Settings for Dual Monitors

    I just purchased two new ASUS VX238 monitors which come with internal speakers. I have connected the monitors to my pc via HDMI cable on one and DVI cable on the other. I connected the speakers of the monitors using a Y-cable connected to the audio jack on the back of my pc; connecting each of...
  2. K

    Solved! How do I turn on my laptop without using it's power button

    I want to set up dual monitors on my desk, and store my laptop under the desk (I already use a different keyboard/mouse). But to turn on the laptop you have to open it to access the power button. Is there a way to set it up to remotely turn on (I don't really want it permanently sleeping)...
  3. U

    Solved! Can I dual monitor with 2 55 inch TVs?

    Dual monitoring is possible, yes. It's easy to do as well. However, I had a question. I am currently using my 55 inch TV as my monitor using HDMI. I was wondering if I could add another and dual monitor with 2 55 inch TVs using HDMI. I currently have a GTX 1080 as my graphics card, and it does...
  4. A

    Dell laptop dual monitor with laptop monitor off, closed.

    Would like to attached dual monitors to my Dell Latitude 5570 and EXTEND. 5570 has one HDMI and one VGA. http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/latitude-e5570-laptop/pd Monitors have one VGA and one Display port. Processor is Intel Core i7-6600U Processor Base, AMD Radeon R7 M360, 2GB Discrete...
  5. P

    Dual Monitors for a Laptop with one hdmi port

    HI there. I need to connect my laptop to 2 monitors. I have only one HDMI port? Please help Paolo
  6. A

    Solved! Which laptop to buy for dual monitor support?

    Hello everyone, As I work on quite a few Excel sheets with quite fine-scale data, I am planning to buy a bigger monitor to connect to my laptop (through an HDMI cable). However, I am not sure if I should be using my existing laptop for it, as it was quite a basic laptop and I don't know if it'd...
  7. ccoo84

    Best Dual-Monitor Mouse Software

    Hi I've been using dual mouse setup and I wondering what software is the best to unlock mouse from game or lock it in a separate monitor?
  8. C

    I can only use dual-monitors when I enable Onchip VGA

    I could not figure out how to use dual monitors. I eventually found a post on here to do it with my integrated graphics. It works but only when my bios is set to Onchip VGA though My Specs are: PC Type: Desktop CPU: AMD FX 6300 3.5 GHz RAM: 8GB DDR3 GPU: GTX 950 2GB Overclocked Edition...
  9. G

    Is a dual monitor setup worth it with my laptop?

    Hello. I have a HP ENVY 17t-J100 with a Nvidia 740M and 1600x900 display. I think the screen on the laptop is terrible and has terrible color reproduction and viewing angles. I cant see many details in movies if it is just a tiny bit dark. I can't see other players in games very well...
  10. E

    Ultrabook with Dual Monitors

    Hello, Here are the answers to the questions: 1. What is your budget? - up to $1400 USD 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? - I'm thinking of an Ultrabook. 3. What screen resolution do you want? - 1920 x 1080 (more is okay) 4. Do you need a portable or desktop...
  11. T

    Can't stop Power Saver Mode with dual monitors

    Since installing Windows 10 from my previous windows 7 OS, I cant stop the power saver mode from activating. I am working on a Lenovo T530 laptop while in power cord mode. I have adjusted all the settings to "never", have tried to reset to defaults, have tried the advanced custom settings...
  12. W

    No HDMI sound Dell l702x Fedora 24 Dual Monitors

    Hello all, There's sound on the notebook, use dual monitors, Alsamixer on F6 selected driver on card, levels appear to be working ok, and on volume control, it detects signal to the slide meters, and shows signal at that level ok, but no detection of HDMI hardware, says unplugged!!. Fedora is...
  13. A

    Is my laptop capable of running dual monitors?

    I have HP Pavillion: Specs: i5 processor-6200U 8gb ram intel hd graphics 520 1TB I dont want the dual monitors affecting much of my PC so do I have to buy USB display adapters to run the dual monitors? I am planning on using my laptop to run two monitors but not the actual screen on the...
  14. D

    Pink tint on screen, only HDMI output.

    Booted up a game and everything has a pink tint on screen now. I use dual monitor setup one output hdmi and one DVI but only the hdmi monitor is pink. Reformatted still nothing. Never overclocked. Hdmi cable working and so is the monitor. Any ideas?
  15. J

    Dual Monitor HDMI Quit

    Until this weekend I was the cool user of a dual monitor setup on my Toshiba Satellite P55-A. System is running Windows 10 with HDMI playing video and audio to a small tv and DVI playing video to a monitor. It now appears that the HDMI port on the computer has shut down as it does not register...
  16. S

    Can I use two laptops as a dual monitor?

    right now i have windows 7 and windows 10 laptop. After updating my windows 7 to windows 10 (so now i have a windows 10 laptop and another windows 10 laptop) is it possible to use the two laptops as a dual monitor. Srry Im new to this. :(
  17. T

    Picking new PC

    Hi, everyone!!! need you guys help! Friend needs PC for fast tasks and media works. (microsoft words, sony vegas etc) if I were to spend $500-600, should I build it my own? or buy pre-built? he high prefers SSD. *he also uses dual monitors, should he consider picking out a graphic...
  18. R

    No Sound on TV When Streaming Through Desktop - Playback Device is Enabled!

    Hi I have read through many forums and still can't find a solution. Please help us! We have an HDMI hooked up from our desktop to TV and can see picture but do not get sound. We can see the Sony TV Intel(R) Display Audio icon in playback and have enabled it and it did not work. We have also...
  19. A

    My laptop doesnt have a VGA port. Can i still use dual monitors?

    I just bought a monitor off of a friend and i was hoping to set up dual monitors with the laptop i am using at the moment, but i then ran into the issue of, my laptop does not have a VGA port. Can i simply buy a converter/ adapter like a VGA female to USB or HDMI male?
  20. D

    HP EliteBook 8470p - Docking Station

    Hi All, I need to know if this docking station would work with an HP EliteBook 8440p? http://www.amazon.com/HP-EliteBook-HSTNN-I11X-581597-001-HSTNN-111X/dp/B00P6V05HQ#Ask I'll need to run dual monitors via the docking station...not sure if that matters.