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    alienware area 51 m9750 problems

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by marmyte, May 13, 2011.

  1. marmyte

    marmyte Newbie

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    hi all, first post..



    I have a pc with 2 dvi ports on the back of the graphics card for the monitor.. my current monitor is dead so can i use my alienware laptop as a new temp monitor since it has a dvi port on the back... if so, how should i go bout working the pc through my laptop..



    thanks in advance
     
    marmyte, May 13, 2011
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  2. simonmpoulton

    simonmpoulton Notebook Deity

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    It is not possible to drive any laptop screen from an external source unless it has a specific input port (like the m17x-r3). The M9750 does not and never will have this feature.
     
    simonmpoulton, May 13, 2011
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