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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 6752 Registered: Oct-07 | ok i have an extra lcd screen, it works perfectly with my hp laptop, but i also have old laptop dell inspiron 1300 and it doesn't detect the lcd screen.... pls help.. |
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Platinum Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 12660 Registered: Jan-08 | Sada You have to set it in Control Panel then Display setting, hook you LCD screen then try detect new harware in Control Panel before!  |
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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 6754 Registered: Oct-07 | plymouth under display screen resolution, it only detects one monitor (laptop)... it doesn't detect LCD i can't fined new hardware option on my window 7... |
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Platinum Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 12661 Registered: Jan-08 | OH sh1t it's windows 7! Sorry Sada I don't know and don't want this new win 7 until I will be sure that it work fine. If you reboot with your extra LCD hooked, does it work? |
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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 6755 Registered: Oct-07 | nope , plymouth,... windows vista, use to have nividia control panel.. window 7 is missing that one too, i will see if i can find something in boot option... |
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Platinum Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 12664 Registered: Jan-08 | Sada Try to found NVidia for window 7 or check with Microsoft as well that Dell driver! |
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Gold Member Username: RtapFL Post Number: 2457 Registered: Jan-07 | sada try connecting the lcd screen then turning on the laptop.some laptops recognize the screen upon powering on good luck |
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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 6756 Registered: Oct-07 | thx for suggestion plymouth and Rtap.. tried everything... no luck... how to check if video card is required or something like that? |
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Gold Member Username: RtapFL Post Number: 2461 Registered: Jan-07 | sada check this link out hope it helps http://forums.cnet.com/5208-13973_102-0.html?threadID=325335 |
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Gold Member Username: RtapFL Post Number: 2462 Registered: Jan-07 | Cables & Jacks for Connecting Laptop to TV The first step is to inspect both your laptop and TV and identify the connections, easily located on the back of either component. There are five basic types of jacks, or ports involved: *Composite/phono plug (RCA) *S-Video *Video graphics array (VGA) *Digital video interface (DVI) *High-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) *An RCA connector, sometimes called a phono connector, is used for analog audio and video components. Three round, colored sockets are standard -- left audio is white, right audio is red, and composite video is yellow. These are standard jacks on older TV's and laptops. A three-prong cable, readily available at any computer or electronics, is the easiest way to make an RCA laptop to TV connection. *S-Video, or Super-Video, a more advanced analog video connector, uses a four-prong round plug, like those used in TV cable installations. Separate audio cables are the same as for the RCA connector, left audio/white, and right audio/red. S-Video is commonly found on older TV sets and some laptops. With S-Video on both TV and laptop, connecting a laptop to a TV is a simple matter of a single S-Video cable. If your laptop has a great sound system, you won't need audio cables, but for better quality you'll also want audio cables. RCA to S-Video cable, a special laptop to TV cable, is available when you have RCA jacks on one device and an S-Video port on the other. *A VGA connector and cable are used to carry analog video signals plus display and graphics data. The VGA is a 15-pin connector commonly found on laptops and other devices. With this port you need a PC-to-TV Convertor to connect laptop to TV. You simply plug the VGA cable from the source into the convertor, and use an S-Video or RCA cable out to the TV. The converter is USB powered, so there's no external power adapter to carry around, making this laptop to TV connection entirely portable. *A DVI port is rectangular with 24 pins arranged in three horizontal rows of eight pins for digital video; separate RCA analog audio cables fit into white and red plugs. DVI ports are found on Macintosh laptops; sometimes they are smaller than normal DVI ports and require an adapter, which usually comes with the laptop. *The HDMI port, one-half the size of the DVI port, is also rectangular with 19 pins. It provides digital audio in addition to digital video, despite it's smaller size, for a complete TV to laptop connection. These ports are found on new HDTVs, and sometimes there are two or more. TVs with HDMI ports are the only ones that do not require additional audio cables. TV's with a single digital port labeled HDMI/DVI require only one cable when the source is another HDMI component. But when source is a DVI laptop, you need a DVI-to-HDMI cable for the video and a separate pair of RCA analog stereo cables. NOTE: Whenever ports do not match, you can by adaptors and/or cables to make any connection. l8 15cable1 How To Connect Laptop To TV Image courtesy of powernotebooks.com Tuning The second factor in a laptop to TV connection is proper tuning. If the screen resolution and aspect ratio of your TV screen and computer are not the same, the TV picture will be distorted. This is important whether the screen is LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), or non-LCD flat-screen. The screen aspect ratio is a monitor's proportion of width to height. Prior to 2003, most computer monitors had a screen ratio of 4:3, the same as standard TVs. Since then, ratios of 16:10 have become common, especially in laptops. HDTV has a ratio of 16:19; and motion pictures and still photography have even different ratios. One common example of a screen-ratio problem is when wide-screen video is shown on a standard screen. The result is undesirable letter-boxing, with black bars filling the screen at top and bottom. Similarly, screen resolution varies between monitors. Resolution is measured in number of pixels across and down. Laptop LCD screens range from 1024 x 768 to 1920 x 1200 pixels, for a 15- or 17″ screen. HDTVs and wide-screen TVs have pixel resolutions varying from 1920 x 1080 to 1366 x 768. Unless your laptop screen and TV screen are the same size, adjustments have to be made to pixel ratio to ensure the best connection from TV to laptop. Make sure both screen aspect ratio and pixel resolution of TV and laptop are compatible. You can adjust both picture ratio and resolution with the Display Settings on the Control Panel of a PC laptop. Mac laptops automatically adjust settings for screen resolutions and ratios; if necessary, the adjustments can be tweaked in System Preferences. Your laptop user's manual and manufacturer's Web site provide information on settings and options for video output. These few guidelines are the basics for making the right connections that result in clear, non-distorted video from laptop to TV. Whether downloading a motion-picture, streaming video, or playing a DVD, the convenience of a laptop and the luxury of a larger screen are easily attained.  |
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Bronze Member Username: Dj_livesPost Number: 29 Registered: Jan-10 | try going into the control panel....Hardware and sound..... display...conect to an extranal display... detect am using windows 7 |
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Bronze Member Username: Dj_livesPost Number: 30 Registered: Jan-10 | also if your other LCD monitor came with a install drivers cd you might want to do that. Most monitors come with install cds |
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Bronze Member Username: Dj_livesPost Number: 31 Registered: Jan-10 | http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/product_support/en/monitor_download?c=us&l=en&s=gen Dell driver site |
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Gold Member Username: Mrskullz1New York Post Number: 1380 Registered: Feb-07 | Must make sure you have the latest and correct driver for Windows 7 which corresponds to your Video Card. As long as your connection is good - it should be able to pick up your second display. What type of wire are you using? |
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Bronze Member Username: Dj_livesPost Number: 32 Registered: Jan-10 | sorry sada i just re-read your posts to find add new hardware on win 7 ... control panel .. hardware and sound ....device and printers....add device..... hope tis helps |
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Bronze Member Username: Dj_livesPost Number: 33 Registered: Jan-10 | plymouth windows 7 2600 works good. i can upload it on rapidshare the one I use and its pre activated Windows 7 Ultimate AIO Activated 32Bit and 64Bit.. I can get all updates Or I can look for another one like premium or bassic if you don't want ultimate |
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Platinum Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 12666 Registered: Jan-08 | Doreen I buyed Vista 1 and a half year ago then returned to XP, I buyed a new PC last month then I asked for XP, I will see if it is good before tried Win 7. |
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Bronze Member Username: Dj_livesPost Number: 34 Registered: Jan-10 | good job not getting vista ... it sucks |
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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 6757 Registered: Oct-07 | ok thanks for suggestion... i am using vga cable, i am using lcd (toshiba 20DL75) .. http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.grp?lg=en§ion=2&group=521&product=5093 drivers that dj suggested are only for dell lcd, i can't find my model there "also i tried connected it using add device .. no luck... try going into the control panel....Hardware and sound..... display...conect to an extranal display... detect" tried this too no luck... could it be bad vga port? i don't have svideo port on my laptop, |
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Silver Member Username: Silverlion80Post Number: 135 Registered: Nov-07 | sada i have one more thing for you to try ,go to control panel then system and security ,administrative tools,then under (hardware and sound),go to configure a device.after that a small window will open and will ask you to push next ,after that you wait and the comp will let you know if all your drivers and hardwares are working and if any new hardwares to be added . good luck |
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Silver Member Username: TulipePost Number: 127 Registered: Jun-09 | i got same problem . i could never dispay my computer image to my lcd . connect your laptab to the tv . right click on desktop choose graphique option and u will see an option to display your note book +monitor hit ok you are set. |
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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 6758 Registered: Oct-07 | ok....................FINALLY.... it worked.................... special thx to Rtap and lebanon,...... i had to use fn and f8 to make in enabled, i was updating monitor , but i had to update display adapter, which i tried accidently and it worked....................... THX....plymouth, , mr skullz, dj, and ccc.... |
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Bronze Member Username: Dj_livesPost Number: 35 Registered: Jan-10 | I 'm happy you got things working Sada. BTW... I remember you got a limited time offer from Microsoft to use windows 7 build 7100 right? I just got this in my email from them. March 1, 2010 -- Windows 7 RC pre-expiration shut downs begin. Beginning March 1, the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) will start to shut down every two hours in preparation for its expiration on June 1, 2010. That means you will need to migrate your RC systems to a released to manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 7; or your previous operating system. Remember to back up all your data as either option will require a clean installation. For more information, read this post on the Windows Team blog. . |