Dual Display on X 60

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gauravk · #1 Post by **gauravk** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:10 am

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?

mephie · #2 Post by **mephie** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:38 am

Do you mean two external displays? Or LCD + external display? It will certainly do the latter.

liliggyracin · #3 Post by **liliggyracin** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:00 pm

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.

laughingtonto · #4 Post by **laughingtonto** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:34 pm

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.

gunston · #5 Post by **gunston** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:05 am

use thinkvantage configuration....

smvp6459 · #6 Post by **smvp6459** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:29 am

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?

gunston · #7 Post by **gunston** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:36 am

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

smvp6459 · #8 Post by **smvp6459** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:50 am

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)?

gauravk · #9 Post by **gauravk** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:04 pm

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

lovebeta · #10 Post by **lovebeta** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:51 pm

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.

ThinkFanatic · #11 Post by **ThinkFanatic** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:57 pm

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.

tyanlion · #12 Post by **tyanlion** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:49 pm

Just out of curiosity can the T60 and the rest of the thinkpad family support 3 extended monitors with their ultrabase?

thibouille27 · #13 Post by **thibouille27** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:51 pm

Not AFAIK

jvorn · #14 Post by **jvorn** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:08 pm

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

Dual Display on X 60

Dual Display on X 60

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USB to VGA Graphics Adapter

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