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T500 dual external monitors

#1 Post by thecobra » Mon Jan 09, 2023 1:34 am

I want to have 2 external displays using my T500 using VGA and DisplayPort, but no matter how I connect the two displays, I can't get both of them to output video at the same time. Any thoughts?
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Re: T500 dual external monitors

#2 Post by dr_st » Mon Jan 09, 2023 2:27 am

Machines of that generation support a maximum of 2 monitors. You should be able to get 2 external monitors working, but only if the internal LCD is disabled.
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Re: T500 dual external monitors

#3 Post by thecobra » Mon Jan 09, 2023 6:07 am

Would it be possible with the Advanced Dock and an external GPU?
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