Possible to use x61 with the LCD screen removed?

[mista_eng]

So I have a x61 that I'd like to use with a external LCD exclusively. The included monitor doesn't offer much screen anyway (1024x768), and since I'd rather not get another keyboard, I was thinking about detaching the x61's LCD completely.

Anyone know if this idea will work?

[emeraldgirl08]

Should work provided you go into BIOS first and make the adjustment to the "Boot Display Device" first.

I did something similar 2 years ago with an R51e. Wow has time gone by that quickly??!!

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=85326

[mista_eng]

Oh that is great news! Thanks for the tip, you probably saved me half an hour of frustration.

[emeraldgirl08]

Another little tidbit if you are ever needing to navigate through BIOS blind

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail. ... MIGR-69927

Just added that in case you somehow get yourself in sitch

[rkawakami]

What should also work is to use the Fn+F7 key combination to cycle between the LCD and external VGA port.

[Nprod]

I believe the official term for this is a "halftop". Why don't you look for a docking station though? It will allow you to use the best of both worlds whenever you need it.

PS. With a suitable LVDS driver board you can also go the other way around - use the laptop's LCD assembly as a desktop monitor.

[paul*robertson]

On a similair vein, how big an external monitor can you use. Secondly, what resolution can you go up to.

[dmdsoftware]

I believe the official term for this is a "halftop". Why don't you look for a docking station though? It will allow you to use the best of both worlds whenever you need it.

PS. With a suitable LVDS driver board you can also go the other way around - use the laptop's LCD assembly as a desktop monitor.

I like to call it headless I've been doing it with spare Xs for years. They make great network computing machines, often for single-purpose machines. Got one for file storage, one for downloading, one for hosting VMs, etc.