ANSWERED Thank you >>>>x300 mobility -- Can I attach an external monitor and use it as a secondary display - not clone

[dahunan]

I don't know the proper terminology but I want to attach an external monitor and use it to view something other than what is already on my laptop screen

I did this once just to experiment and I could only find a setting for cloning the existing display.. not as a separate display or desktop..

Laptop is a Inspiron 9300 with 128mb x300

^^ I hope my question is clear

Thank you

 

[Slicedbread]

There should be a little checkbox that says extend my windows desktop onto this monitor in the settings tab under display properties.

 

[HermDogg]

I've heard that Dell limits this particular functionality on the 9300s, but I don't remember. Slicedbread's advice would be the way to go, and if that doesn't work check notebookforums.com (Dell section).

 

[dahunan]

Thank you to both of you.. I don't know why I thought it didn't work the first time.. .. works great now..