3 external screens possible with new P150?

New Clevo P150s have DP, HDMI and single link DVI outputs.
Is it possible to run Eyefinity or just 3 screens on HD7970 on it?
Has anyone tried? I could not find any info if it works.
Thanks.

 

With IVB you should be able to do 2 Externals and 1 internal screen, but we are waiting for testing.

 

I know that Eyefinity works well with HP Envy 17" laptops which have 2x DP and VGA. Also it works fine with some Alienware laptops which have DP, HDMI and VGA.
So i dont see any reason why it should not work with Clevo which has single link DVI over VGA. Single link DVI supports up to 1920x1200 screen, but i dont know if there is any other restriction.
I still need conformation before i will buy P150, since 3 external screens is the key factor for me. I only need laptop inner screen when i unplug my machine from my desktop screens and go outside.

Does anyone on this forum have 3 external screens to test this please?

 

Does anyone on this forum have 3 external screens to test this please?

 

Does anyone know if you can do surround with the 675m? if not 3 displays then 2 plus the laptops own display?

 

With 670 and 675 you cant do 3 screens, since its Fermi, but perhaps you can with 650/660M and future 680M, since Kepler supports up to 4 screens on single card.
Question still remains. If its really working on P150 or not.?

 

Could any Clevo reseller test this out? Shouldnt be too hard to put HD6970M or something in it for test. THats if you dont have HD7970M in house yet.

Im sure this will be key buy factor for many customers, not just me.

 

People with the already P150EM could do it too. It should work alright, no troubles I would assume

 

so you cant do 3 even if the laptops own screen is one of them?

 

Theres is no solid answer from anyone yet. In theory 3 screens (external or not) is possible.

 

Ok

So with a 3720QM and a nV 660m in a P150EM.

You get:

- One internal screen + One external Screen

OR

- Zero Internal Screen + Two External Screen

Please note this was one plugged into the DVI and One plugged into the Display Port and still just like last gen, you get 2 total monitors.

 

Aw man that's sad.......... but thanks for testing it out !!

 

So it does not detect the 3rd monitor plugged in to HDMI?
How about with 7970M? Can you test this too please.

 

So just to clarify. If i have a 170em, can i have 2 external monitors with 3610 and 675 by plugging into DVI and HDMI ?

 

You can and your laptop LCD will be off.

 

Am i the only one who wants to use 3 external screens on Clevo notebook?
Kind of suprising to me.

 

I would think the chances are better with AMD. My work laptop can power 3 monitors (with lid shut and the laptop docked) and it's running an AMD FirePro M3900.

 

Just wait until it's out, then we can get some real conclusions

There's a difference. Your current GPU is a workstation GPU

Let me clarify.

SOURCE: AMD FirePro M3900 - Notebookcheck.net Tech

 

In theory, AMD supports 3+ monitors since HD5K mobile cards.
Also NV Kepler desktop supports up to 4 monitors now. But as mythlogic wrote, Mobile Kepler does not.

 

Two external monitors with the laptop display still working would probably be the last thing holding me back from choosing a P170EM vs. dell precision. I was hoping the 660m would do it, but maybe 7970M will be the answer...

 

Its not the discreet cards that are holding you back. Its the intel cards, you can look at ark and it lists 2 monitors.

So yea AMD or NV can support 9 monitors, but as all the graphics outputs are tied to the Intel, your beholden to those

 

It is not workstation or non-workstation or old/new graphic card that matters.

Read the word "docked".

 

I guess I got my hopes up because intel says HM77 can support 3 independent displays with a 3rd gen processor. So no way the current models can do more than 2 at once?

 

If your statement is true, when how you explain that Alienware and HP Envy users have eyefinity setups for years already? Starting from HD5850 mobility cards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo5fYItj9fo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g99FZItbKxk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np0t33UELK0

and many more...

 

As far as I am aware it depends also on the board configuration. So maybe Clevo just didn't make it possible on the boards and then there's no way around it. (Just like a lot of dell laptops don't support RAID when the chipset does and there are two drive bays)

 

Yes, this is very likely cenario.
However, the P150EM is first Clevo 15" notebook which has 3 monitor outputs. None of earlier versions did. So you couldnt even try it out earlier.

 

I think this may be the scenario more then blaming intel, in the case of Ivy Bridge processors anyway. If you look at the specs under Dual Display capable, it does say that 3 displays are supported.

That is a different listing then the 5 types of graphics outputs available.

Just noticed that tonight.

 

When using the displayport to power a dvi/hdmi monitor, do we need an active converter or will the passive ones work?

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Also, another observation: when outputting to three monitors with my desktop's eyefinity setup, one of the monitors must be a display port monitor, or at least driven by an ACTIVE displayport to dvi adapter. A passive adapter won't work to drive more than two monitors of any type simultaneously. Perhaps this was the case here if mythlogic was using a passive adapter on the displayport...

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3 displays, one internal and two external, are working on P150/170EM at the moment only with linux.
Got this confirmation from a customer (i work for an reseller) this week, so it seems that It's only a lack of correct drivers to get 3 displays working in windows.

 

Any progress with 3 screens?

 

Not that I know of. I have resorted to using a
USB 3 video adapter for my third monitor.

 

To bad those "USB to screen" devices are not GPU driven..

 

A shame, yes. But certainly not the end of the world for me. It runs my think or swim + CNBC windows flawlessly and that's all I need from it.