Multiple monitor feature on IBM notebooks

Sorry, it does not work that way. The IBM only has a single VGA card, only the output is switched between LCD, external or both.


You would need a PCMCIA VGA card added in, if this is even possible.

In other words 2 seperate VGA cards or one with 2 independent outputs.

Maybe witha  full sized docking station with PCI slotes this would work.

 I hope this helps !

Whoa there, what MODEL of Thinkpad is in question here?  This feature depends on the video chipset and your may or may not be able to do it.

My friend's IBM can do this, as I recall, and I know my Toshiba Satellite does it.  So give the model number and someone here can check the details.  BTW, does the owner's manual have anything to say on this subject?  If it mentions Win98's dual monitor function (either yes or no), the same will probably be true of 2000.

I called IBM out of curiosity and was told that none of their current models do multimonitor without an add-on like a PCMCIA video card.  My Toshiba Sattelite can do it, so it seems pretty sad big blue can't.

Hmm.  I have been trying to work this out for a while and have come to the following realizations:

Using Thinkpad T23:
good news is: it IS technically possible and you DON'T need any additional Hardware.  This works seamlessly with the standard T23 running the Windows XP Pro, for example (I've tried it).

bad news is, the Windows 2000 drivers don't seem to support it.  Maybe somebody has already written an updated Win2k driver for this, but I can't find it anywhere on the net.

the solution has 3 possibilities (in order of probability of success):
   1) wait for / find an update to win2k driver.
   2) write your own win2k driver
   3) convince your company to upgrade to WinXP.

if you find a Win2k driver for the T-Series S3 Supersavage video Card, PLEASE let me know!

Regards,

Robert

This question is four months old.  IBM might well have new models out that can support this feature better.   thommy, what is the status of this project?

No comment has been added lately, so it's time to clean up this TA.
I will leave the following recommendation for this question in the Cleanup topic area:

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The question was, how to support this feature under Windows 2000.
So far this has not been answered

>>So far this has not been answered

Yes, it actually has.  The answer is you cannot.  It may not be the answer you want, but it is the answer.

You may be able to do it by getting an add-on PC-Card video card to allow the multiple monitor feature, (As suggested by Both SysExpert and magarity) but without it, it simply is not possible.

I try to accept the answers by magarity,
but each time the system tells me "You may not accept this answer"
So, what to do?

Not much now, lol.  It's the "split points" option that should've been chosen.  But that's ok.  I'll post a 'points for' question for magarity to get his points.

Thanks thommy!

A classic example of one of the reasons I stopped participating on EE.  Here I even CALLED, in person not just a web search, and I still get slapped with a "B = only partially correct" grade just because someone wants to do the impossible and takes it out on the only available target when told that it's impossible.

it happens magarity.  BTW, please don't forget your 'points for' question here- https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20812210/Points-for-Magarity.html

thommy:  I believe magarity is right here on the grade issue.  I'll post to the mods to have this reviewed:  In the meantime, please read the following criteria.

How Do I Know What Grade to Give?
Although we use an A-C scale here at Experts Exchange, it works differently than, say, school grades. If one or more Experts' proposals are accepted as answers, they should usually be given an A or B grade, since they have taken the time to provide you with a working solution. If a possible solution is incomplete - ask for clarification or details before accepting the answer and grading it. People should not be given lower grades because of incorrect grammar or because you just accepted their answer or comment to close the question. Keep in mind, your question and any follow-up comments should be focused so that there can be a specific answer. The following is a good guideline to follow when grading:

A: The Expert(s) either provided you with a thorough answer or they provided you with a link to information that thoroughly answered your question. An "A" can also be given to any answer that you found informative or enlightening beyond the direct question that you asked.

B: The Expert(s) provided an acceptable solution, or a link to an acceptable solution, that you were able to use, although you may have needed a bit more information to complete the task.

C: Because Experts' reliability are often judged by their grading records, many Experts would like the opportunity to clarify if you have questions about their solutions. If you have given the Expert(s) ample time to respond to your clarification posts and you have responded to each of their posts providing requested information; or if the answers, after clarification, lack finality or do not completely address the issue presented, then a "C" grade is an option. You also have the option here of just asking Community Support to delete the question.

Remember, the Expert helping you today is probably going to be helping you next time you post a question. Give them a fair chance to earn an 'Excellent!' grade and they'll provide you with some amazing support.

B: The Expert(s) provided an acceptable solution(explanation), or a link to an acceptable solution, although I may have needed a bit more information to complete the task to make the thing run under Windows 2000

But there is, to the best of our knowledge and IBM's, no way to make it run under Windows 2000, and that is the answer magarity gave.