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    ASUS M50VM-A1 - Dual External Monitors

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by AzianCloud, Aug 8, 2009.

  1. AzianCloud

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    Is it possible? Anyone tried?
     
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    You should be able to. Just connect one monitor via VGA and the other via HDMI.
     
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    Ooh, you think you could run triple screens like that? The laptop screen itself, the HDMI, and the VGA? You think it would simply be dependent on the video card?

    I've seen the 1005HAB EeePC handle an extended display with its own screen and an external 1080p monitor, so if that integrated card is capable of that, then I can't see why a GTX 260M couldn't handle all three if you aren't gaming on any of them...
     
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    Yup, it all in the GPU/GPU driver. However, I'm not sure nor have I tried to run a laptop with 3 monitors (including the laptop screen).
     
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    I just got a monitor but the one connected via HDMi isn't showing anything, are there HDMI drivers that I need to download or a function I need to activate?
     
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    Check your nvidia control panel for your display options. There should be a tab "set multiple displays" where you can configure how you want your monitors configured.
     
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    Tried that, but still nothing is appearing on the monitor.
     
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    That's odd. Try using a different graphics driver and see if that helps.
     
    David, Aug 9, 2009
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