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    Clevo M570TU query about dual monitors..

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by leebaldock, Mar 18, 2009.

  1. leebaldock

    leebaldock Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi,

    I have an awesome Clevo M570TU specs per sig are T9400 2.53Ghz|4GB DDR3 1066Mhz RAM|NVidia 9800M GT 512MB DDR3|17" WUXGA|8x DVD-RW|500GB 5400RPM HDD...

    Anyway it has and HDMI and a DVI port - I am wondering if I can run dual monitors off the M570TU either via a dual DVI cable or from the HDMI and DVI simultaneously?

    I want to run two 24 inch monitors off this laptop...I don't mind if it the laptop screen isn't on while it's driving the other two monitors but 3 screens would be even nicer! :D

    [​IMG]

    I'd appreciated any thoughts or comments.
     
    leebaldock, Mar 18, 2009
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    I believe these systems can only drive two displats at a time, either it being the internal LCD or external ones.

    if you want to drive 3 or more displays at one time, including the internal LCD.
    look towards the Matrox DualHead2Go

    [​IMG]
     
    Gophn, Mar 18, 2009
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  3. leebaldock

    leebaldock Notebook Evangelist

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    2 externals at a time is fine...I know it can do one external and it's own monitor. Was hoping for confirmation on running two externals and which cables I might need - ie 1 x HDMI and 1 x DVI or 1 x DUAL DVI... :)
     
    leebaldock, Mar 18, 2009
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Dual-DVI does not mean that it will split into two different monitors.

    its mainly for use with a single WQXGA (2560x1600) display.
     
    Gophn, Mar 18, 2009
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  5. leebaldock

    leebaldock Notebook Evangelist

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    I haven't tried this yet as I don't have an HDMI monitor. There are some really cheap HDMI enabled 22inch monitors available now and I would really like to know if anyone is running dual monitors from their M570TU via the DVI and HDMI ports...
     
    leebaldock, Apr 26, 2009
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    you do not have to use a HDMI monitor.

    just get a cheap HDMI-DVI adapter... then then you do two DVI monitors.
     
    Gophn, Apr 26, 2009
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