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Anonymous   08-30-2005 at 01:26:02 PM

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I cannot set my external monitor to Primary when using a laptop. The
selection for "Make this monitor Primary" is always greyed out. Can anyone
assist?

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Anonymous   08-30-2005 at 05:25:32 PM
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On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 07:26:02 -0700, Telephony Guy wrote:

> I cannot set my external monitor to Primary when using a laptop. The
> selection for "Make this monitor Primary" is always greyed out. Can anyone
> assist?

If your display adapter does not support this, then it's not going to
happen. When it's available may be a factor as well. Example: May not work
running off of A/C but work when connected to a docking station. However,
even with a docking station, you may find as I do with my tablet PC that
the PC is still the primary display.

Check documentation for your system to see what features for second monitor
are available to you and what conditions might apply.

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Byte   08-30-2005 at 06:19:02 PM
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How To Configure and Use Multiple Monitors in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;307873

UltraMon (dual monitor)
http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/
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"Telephony Guy" wrote:

> I cannot set my external monitor to Primary when using a laptop. The
> selection for "Make this monitor Primary" is always greyed out. Can anyone
> assist?

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rockstartrader   03-24-2009 at 06:26:36 PM
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You need a Multi-Monitor Laptop that can support Multiple Monitors.

Here are two Models that support up to 3 External Monitors.

ATI Multiple Monitor Laptop
NVidia Multi-Monitor Laptop

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