Cant get dual monitor to work

[btimoth]

I have a Thinkpad T60 with the docking station 2504-10U. I'm running windows 7. The monitor connected to the VGA port works fine. However I cant get the monitor connected to the DVI port to work. I can swap monitors and same issue so I know the monitors work fine. I use the DVI cable on another system it works fine. When I go into the display setup my system only recognizes 1 monitor. I just recently purchased both the laptop and docking station used off the internet. Any ideas or suggestions on what I can do to get both ports to work?
Thanks

[dr_st]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

To get two external monitors to work, you have to turn the laptop LCD off.

[jcvjcvjcvjcv]

What T60 and what monitors? And are you trying to run with the Thinkpad LCD enabled as well?

btimoth is right: only 2 screens at a time work.

If you have the version with integrated graphics, you only get single link DVI on the dock (so no 2560x1600 for example).

[btimoth]

How do you turn off the LCD screen on the laptop. I thought it was the FN+F7 but that doesnt do it. Also when you say "turn off" does closing the laptop while its docked constitute as turning the LCD off.

[jcvjcvjcvjcv]

At the same place where you align the screens and set resolution you have an option to enable a screen or not if using multiple. Definitely remove the 'x' there for the internal LCD.

[btimoth]

At the same place where you align the screens and set resolution you have an option to enable a screen or not if using multiple. Definitely remove the 'x' there for the internal LCD.

I only have the option for 1 monitor/display. Nothing about an internal LCD if i have it docked or undocked.

[jcvjcvjcvjcv]

Make the external display the primary display first. After that you should be able to disable the display.

[btimoth]

Make the external display the primary display first. After that you should be able to disable the display.

Well I only get one display option

Display: 1. ThinkPad Display 1680x1050 on Standard VGA Graphics Adapter

Even when the Laptop LCD screen is blank and the external monitor(vga) is active.

[dr_st]

Standard VGA Graphics Adapter? Sounds like the proper video driver is not installed.

Try installing the correct driver (ATI or Intel) from here:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/researc ... MIGR-62928