From: Richard Chalk (rchalk_at_webcombo.net)
Date: Mon Mar 13 2000 - 20:02:27 EST
In Millennium, I just plugged in the monitor, and booted the machine, and it
recognized the monitor (a Compaq V900). Then going to Properties/settings,
it showed two display "Icons". I enabled both, and then I could drag icons
and windows across both monitors.
Richard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Hosmer" <hosmer_at_royl.com>
To: "Richard Chalk" <rchalk_at_worldspy.net>
Cc: "Thinkpad List" <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: Dual display in W2K
> Could you let us know what procedures you used to make it work.
> _______________________________
> Royale Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ROYL)
> Stephen Hosmer
> Chief Financial Officer
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Chalk" <rchalk_at_worldspy.net>
> To: <penzance_at_gate.net>; "Stephen Hosmer" <hosmer_at_royl.com>
> Cc: "Thinkpad List" <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 6:43 AM
> Subject: Re: Dual display in W2K
>
>
> > I have not tried it in Windows 2000, but with a trial version of
> Millennium
> > it does work. There is a limitation, though, as it shares the Video
RAM,
> so
> > if you set one display to high-resolution, and high color depth, the
other
> > one will only work in 640 x 480 x 256 color.
> >
> > Using a dock and external card should produce much better results.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bill Morrow <penzance_at_gate.net>
> > To: Stephen Hosmer <hosmer_at_royl.com>
> > Cc: Thinkpad List <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: Dual display in W2K
> >
> >
> > > It has been said, by others, that the 770Z is capable of using a dual
> > display
> > > by merely plugging an additional monitor into the external monitor
> port..
> > > while i am skeptical, i've not tried it, so it could be the case..
> > >
> > > i always assumed that the dual monitor setting was for use with a
> docking
> > > solution and an additional video card..
> > >
> > > Stephen Hosmer wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have read the reply posts about using multiple video cards to do
> dual
> > > > display, but what I actually was asking was about the BIOS setting
on
> > the
> > > > TP770, which seemed to indicate that the LCD and the external
monitor
> > could
> > > > be used to display different images.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know if this is possible?
> > > > _______________________________
> > > > Royale Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ROYL)
> > > > Stephen Hosmer
> > > > Chief Financial Officer
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Steve C." <stevec50_at_yahoo.com>
> > > > To: "Stephen Hosmer" <hosmer_at_royl.com>
> > > > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:51 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: Dual display in W2K
> > > >
> > > > > In Windows 98 you can do dual display by using two
> > > > > compatible VGA cards and 2 monitors. Win 2K would
> > > > > probably work the same way. Don't know of any way to
> > > > > do that on a laptop.
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Stephen Hosmer <hosmer_at_royl.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Does anyone know if the TP770 will do a dual display
> > > > > > under windows 2000? How does it work?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > _______________________________
> > > > > > Royale Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ROYL)
> > > > > > Stephen Hosmer
> > > > > > Chief Financial Officer
> > > > > >
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> > > --
> > > Happy trails...
> > >
> > > ** Bill Morrow ** :-)
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> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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