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Dual Display on X 60

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:10 am
by gauravk
Hello, I am thinking about purchasing an X 60 an havent been able to track down a way to use dual displays on it (the dock doesnt support it).

is there any way i can adapt it to do so?

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:38 am
by mephie
Do you mean two external displays? Or LCD + external display? It will certainly do the latter.

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:00 pm
by liliggyracin
Yeah I was hoping that I could do the same but as far as I can tell you cant. There isnt a Doc that supports it. However you can dual the other way with the screen and an external lcd.

Possible solution

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:34 pm
by laughingtonto
Matrox has a couple multi-monitor solutions that may work for you. They're called DualHead2Go and TripleHead2Go. Details about half way down on the link page.

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:05 am
by gunston
use thinkvantage configuration....

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:29 am
by smvp6459
gunston wrote:use thinkvantage configuration....
So how did you use your "thinkvantage configuration" to get two external displays and the laptop display to run at the same time?

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:36 am
by gunston
smvp6459 wrote:
gunston wrote:use thinkvantage configuration....
So how did you use your "thinkvantage configuration" to get two external displays and the laptop display to run at the same time?
Turn on button shown in the Thinkpad Configuration link.
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7826 ... ionfa6.jpg

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:50 am
by smvp6459
gunston wrote: Turn on button shown in the Thinkpad Configuration link.
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7826 ... ionfa6.jpg
Where's the option for:
1 external monitor + 1 external monitor + LCD?

That's what the OP wants to setup. I can't seem to find that option under the display settings. How do you have output to three different displays (including the LCD)?

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:04 pm
by gauravk
gunston wrote:
smvp6459 wrote:
Gunston, this basically allows me to use 2 external monitors? how can i do that if there is only one monitor output on the docking station

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:51 pm
by lovebeta
gauravk wrote: Gunston, this basically allows me to use 2 external monitors? how can i do that if there is only one monitor output on the docking station
Just a thought: you do have two vga outputs if you dock your x60... :) I am not saying that you can have dual external display though as I personally haven't tried.

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:57 pm
by ThinkFanatic
when you dock the X60, it disables the output to the onboard VGA port, so you will only have the VGA on the dock. You can run LCD+external, but unless you look at the Matrox solutions above, you won't be able to drive three displays.

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:49 pm
by tyanlion
Just out of curiosity can the T60 and the rest of the thinkpad family support 3 extended monitors with their ultrabase?

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:51 pm
by thibouille27
Not AFAIK

USB to VGA Graphics Adapter

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:08 pm
by jvorn
A USB Graphics adapter would allow you to connect an additional monitor to the Thinkpad. I wouldn't play games on it but it does work. :)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6812203013