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    multiple monitors on w3j

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by magnolia_fan, Aug 14, 2006.

  1. magnolia_fan

    magnolia_fan Newbie

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    greetings!

    Just got w3j, very pleased over all. I've hooked it up to my lcd, and have that set as my secondary monitor under display properties -> settings. However, when I boot up a full screen game (i.e. Warcraft 3 or CS) it always shows up on my laptop screen and not on my lcd. Is there a program or a setting I need to change?

    Thanks in advance.

    P.S. People on this forum were the main reason I purchased a w3j, so props to you all for the good info and advice.
     
    magnolia_fan, Aug 14, 2006
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  2. jterp7

    jterp7 Notebook Deity

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    you'll need to set your external as your primary you can do that by pressing fn and f8..wait until it says crt only then you're good to go :)
     
    jterp7, Aug 14, 2006
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  3. magnolia_fan

    magnolia_fan Newbie

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    Erm, fn+f8 doesn't seem to do anything. I might have disabled? Or maybe it's because I'm using an lcd and not a crt? Any ideas?
     
    magnolia_fan, Aug 14, 2006
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    rj686 Notebook Consultant

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    i have an lcd connected also, it worked for me. Did you happen to change your startup and disable anything?
     
    rj686, Aug 14, 2006
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  5. magnolia_fan

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    Right, works now. Not sure if anyone cares, but the box "extend my windows desktop onto this monitor" needs to be unchecked for fn+f8 to work. Thanks for you help.
     
    magnolia_fan, Aug 14, 2006
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