Dual Monitor Setup problems

elcastillano

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On my Windows 7 partition I am unable to use my laptop screen and my 27" LCD Samsung TV as a monitor simultaneously. This was not an issue on my XP partition. I have updated drivers on my video card to no avail. My TV is connected via a VGA cable. If this cable is connected when I turn my computer on, it will display on the monitor only (but at a much lower resolution than my XP partition allowed) and I am unable to switch back to my laptop monitor without restarting. My display settings wont even recognize that both are connected. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Beta Build 7000Intel (R) Pentium (R) M processor 1.86 GHz 1....1.0 GBMobile Intel (R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chi...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion dv4000 (EP363UA#ABA)
OS
Windows 7 Beta Build 7000
CPU
Intel (R) Pentium (R) M processor 1.86 GHz 1.87 GHZ
Memory
1.0 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel (R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family
Sound Card
SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Laptop and 27" LCD Samsung TV
Screen Resolution
1280 x 800 and 1024 x768
Hard Drives
NTFS internal hard disk drive (80 GB) and Seagate FreeAgent Drive (500GB)
Other Info
Dual booting Windows XP Home and Windows 7 build 7000
737-27130: Cannot enable TV-Out in Catalyst Control Center

Also, I don't get it. I searched by your model number and found this page:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=1815917&lang=en

Seems there are either two different drivers OR two versions of the notebook pc.

As for Mobile Intel 915GM/GMS and 910GML Express Chipset Family Video Driver if that's correct,

...this is for only XP. On their site, they don't list a video driver for Vista or 7. So, I dunno further from here.

This is the Vista 32 bit page...nothing there as I said. *shrugs*...
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=2093&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=1815917&lang=en
 

My Computer My Computer

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7600.20510 x86P4 550 3.4 GHz HT running at 3.5 GHzOCZ 2 GB(2x1GB) DDR400mHz running @ 414 mHzHIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
7600.20510 x86
CPU
P4 550 3.4 GHz HT running at 3.5 GHz
Motherboard
MSI PM8M3-V (MS-7211 v1.x) Micro-ATX mainboard
Memory
OCZ 2 GB(2x1GB) DDR400mHz running @ 414 mHz
Graphics Card(s)
HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-DVI AGP
Sound Card
MOTU Traveler firewire studio interface 192 kHz 24 bit
Monitor(s) Displays
22" widescreen Acer X223W LCD, 17" Compaq P75 CRT
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
SATA I x2 WD, 400 GB and 120 GB, SATA 2 WD Caviar Black 1 TB
PSU
350W generic
Case
Cybertronpc, it glows blue
Cooling
stock cpu fan, Ice-Q 3 gpu and system, many case fans
Keyboard
Logitch Classical Keyboard 200
Mouse
Logitech Mediaplay cordless
Internet Speed
1792/448 kbits/sec
Other Info
SATA II PCI fake RAID adapter, 1 GB Readyboost, original ATI Remote Wonder (even works with WMC perfectly), Logitech Rumblepad 2 game controller x2
Thanks torrentg, but I don't have an ATI card, I don't think. All my system info boxes say the Intel chipset and the HP website says I have a Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 or Standard VGA Graphics Adapter. I know normally a low-quality graphics card can't be expected to do much, but I was able to do it on my XP partition.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Beta Build 7000Intel (R) Pentium (R) M processor 1.86 GHz 1....1.0 GBMobile Intel (R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chi...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion dv4000 (EP363UA#ABA)
OS
Windows 7 Beta Build 7000
CPU
Intel (R) Pentium (R) M processor 1.86 GHz 1.87 GHZ
Memory
1.0 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel (R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family
Sound Card
SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Laptop and 27" LCD Samsung TV
Screen Resolution
1280 x 800 and 1024 x768
Hard Drives
NTFS internal hard disk drive (80 GB) and Seagate FreeAgent Drive (500GB)
Other Info
Dual booting Windows XP Home and Windows 7 build 7000
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