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can i hook up a tower to run of my laptop screen

post #1 of 4
3/10/06 at 4:59pm
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how can i hook up a tower to run of my laptop screen thanks ,how is it done
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post #2 of 4
3/10/06 at 5:24pm
No, because the laptop connections are "OUT", meaning that they send information to a screen to be posted. They are not "IN" connections that accept information and then display it on its screen.

Like the back of ur desktop, u cant plug in ur latop to there and expect it to show up on the screen because thats an OUT connection. U have to plug it into the monitor which is the "IN"

Hence, why the its called S Video Out and VGA Out in ur specs.
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post #3 of 4
3/10/06 at 5:53pm
if your tower has xp pro on it you can set it up for 'Remote Desktop' then allow the laptop (using xp home or xp pro) as a remote desktop...this will allow you to use laptop as a remote terminal, letting you use any applications on your tower.

that being said this is at network speeds
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post #4 of 4
3/11/06 at 1:46am
There is an open source app (forgot the name, just google it) that lets you use your laptop screen as a 2nd monitor for your desktop over a network. It just runs client/server software on each machine...I suppose if you wanted to use it as your only monitor you could try using remote desktop to setup the software on the tower...worth a shot I guess
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