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    T60 multiple monitors disabled?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by IT Worker, Apr 12, 2007.

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    I have a T60 with an ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 in it. The Display Properties/Settings only shows one monitory, though I have a desktop monitor plugged into the vga port on the advanced docking station. Any ideas? This was given to me in an IT environ, could they have disabled that feature somehow via a Windows 2000 policy or bios setting?

    Thanks...
    Just a guy stuck in IT :)
     
    IT Worker, Apr 12, 2007
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    Well, by using the Catalyst Control Center, I was able to extend the single desktop over the laptop and external monitors... but Display Properties/Settings still doesn't see 2 monitors. Also, the Catalyst Control Center only shows a big "1" but no "2" in the far-right window in the Display Manager, but does show two monitors in the boxes to the left of that (one under 'Main' and one under 'Rightmost'). So I'm not sure it's got it quite right either.

    It's not quite as nice as the dual-monitor thing in windows. There's no 'primary' monitor, so for instance, when locking your computer, the dialog is split between both screens unless you move it.

    Any clues out there...?
     
    IT Worker, Apr 13, 2007
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