quick n easy laptop to computer moniter question

Discussion in 'Home Theater PC' started by ravenman, Aug 16, 2008.

  1. ravenman

    ravenman Guest

    hi i tried last night to hook a pc monitor to my laptop in the connection port on my laptop but it wont show anything on the monitor, i tried lookin around to do it myself but i couldn't figure it out where the setting on my laptop to fix this was.
    any suggestions i'm running xp
    how do i get this to run properly
     
  2. cactikid

    cactikid Active member

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    did u try changing monitor settings?
     
  3. ravenman

    ravenman Guest

    i accessed the monitor settings but i couldnt find anything when i was browsing around in the settings that would help unless i was overlooking it
     
  4. Ymesss

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    Unless you have an extremely out of date laptop/video card, you shouldn't have a problem. Look for display settings or output settings in your monitor settings menu. You should have the options to display on your laptop, monitor through your monitor port, or even both screens.
     

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