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    Trying for 3 monitors on G72GX

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by l4westby, Jul 31, 2011.

  1. l4westby

    l4westby Newbie

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    i have a g72gx intel core 2 duo p8700 2.53 ghz laptop.
    i currently have a second monitor connected with hdmi and a third monitor connected with vga.
    but i have a problem here. i want to get a 3 monitor display setup with these two monitors.
    currently my computer is only letting me use one or the other as a second monitor but it says that my graphics card (the GTX 260m) doesnt support 3 monitor displays.
    I'm thinking i need to upgrade my graphics card to get this to work, but i havent done much modifications with computers before (aside from replacing a fan or harddrive here and there).
    can anyone help me out here?
     
    l4westby, Jul 31, 2011
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  2. TomJG90

    TomJG90 Notebook Evangelist

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    You can't upgrade the graphics card etc... What you an do is get some USB splitter thing.. I can't remember the name which will allow you to use your setup.
     
    TomJG90, Aug 2, 2011
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  3. PhnX

    PhnX Notebook Evangelist

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    Look into Display Fusion / Display Fusion Pro. Great little program, not CPU intensive, and lets you go tri-screen.
     
    PhnX, Aug 2, 2011
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  4. KCETech1

    KCETech1 Notebook Prophet

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    or an eVGA or Matrox, dual head or triplehead to go external USB unit
     
    KCETech1, Aug 2, 2011
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