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Im going to try this again, external monitor problems.

post #1 of 12
4/23/06 at 10:48am
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is there anyway to just have the lcd shut off on the xps m170 while i plug in another monitor so i can just close up the lid and play on my other monitor?
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post #2 of 12
4/23/06 at 2:11pm
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Originally Posted by xJackx410
is there anyway to just have the lcd shut off on the xps m170 while i plug in another monitor so i can just close up the lid and play on my other monitor?

When you do fn+crt/lcd (f8), first it will enable the secondary display while keeping your lcd on. Hit it again and only your secondary display comes on. If you close the lid completely the secondary display might go off to though I'm not sure.
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post #3 of 12
4/23/06 at 3:08pm
If you use both external and internal, does it consider the external "primary"?
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post #4 of 12
4/23/06 at 3:11pm
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Originally Posted by xJackx410
is there anyway to just have the lcd shut off on the xps m170 while i plug in another monitor so i can just close up the lid and play on my other monitor?


Yes. Set the XPS in power options to do NOTHING when you close the lid. So, when you have your external (seconday) hooked up, your primary is blank and you can close the lid and work without issues.
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post #5 of 12
4/23/06 at 3:12pm
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Originally Posted by Anemone
If you use both external and internal, does it consider the external "primary"?

No, it considers it seconday.
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post #6 of 12
4/28/06 at 10:13am
You can make it consider it primary. If you leave it on secondary it may give you tearing problems!

Enable both monitors, go to the displays page in advanced video card setup, and put the lcd as secondary and your external as primary if you don't wanna have problems.
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post #7 of 12
4/28/06 at 10:43am
Thank you very much Flav
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post #8 of 12
4/28/06 at 11:19am
Yup, what I do:

-Connect the monitor
-Enable it in display properties
-Set it as primary
-Select the LCD and remove checkmark "extend my desktop on this display..."
-Apply

Your laptop LCD will turn off and you can safely close the lid.
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post #9 of 12
4/28/06 at 5:54pm
I want to have a game running on the primary 2405, and use the laptop screen for Teamspeak and IRC and web.
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post #10 of 12
4/28/06 at 6:18pm
sure... that'll work

just don't disable the laptop's LCD then. The 2405 does still need to be set as primary, however.

[edit] thx4drep
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post #11 of 12
4/29/06 at 1:06am
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Originally Posted by Anemone
I want to have a game running on the primary 2405, and use the laptop screen for Teamspeak and IRC and web.

I think you need to "extend desktop" in order to not "clone" the displays or otherwise you can't be doing 2 different things.
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post #12 of 12
4/29/06 at 1:15am
never mind
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