Re: internal LCD, external CRT, and other questions
Hubert Chan <hackerhue@crosswinds.net> writes:
> Andre Berger <uzscd5@uni-bonn.de> writes:
>
> > My brother is tired of his DSTN laptop screen (xserver-s3, 1 or 2? MB
> > VRAM) and would like to add an external monitor @ >75hz. The BIOS can
> > be set to LCD only, CRT only, both. If he uses "both" and just
> > plugs the CRT on, he only gets 60hz on the CRT if the LCD is also
> > running. Is it possible to "separate" the two displays and operate
> > them at different resoultions simultaneously?
>
> AFAIK, no. I think that to do that, you would need two video cards.
I thought so. Not even with xf4?
>
> > Second, he's got only one PS/2 port but wants to operate both an
> > external mouse (PS/2) and an old external keyboard (the old bigger
> > port style with a PS/2 adaptor) on it. Would a PS/2-Y-adaptor work in
> > this scenario?
>
> Depends what kind of laptop he has. If it's a ThinkPad, it should work. I
> think Toshiba and Sony laptops also work with the Y-adaptor. I don't think the
> AT->PS/2 adaptor would make a difference.
It's a NoName (Aldi, a german discounter). So it's trial and error
here.
>
> HTH
> Hubert
Thank you
-- Andre
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