Laptop, VGA and S video?

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Hi! I hope you can help.

I have a Toshiba Equium A210 laptop running Windows 7 Pro 32-bit with as far as I can tell, an ATI Radeon X12000 graphics card with VGA and S-Video outputs.

With this I am running an extra monitor from the VGA output which is working fine.

As I also have another monitor, I was wondering if it is possible to connect this through the S-Video out as well as the other monitor through the VGA, giving me three monitors in total to work with.

Thanks
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional (32)AMD Turion 64x2 1.90 GHz2GBATI Radeon X1200
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Equium A210
OS
Windows 7 Professional (32)
CPU
AMD Turion 64x2 1.90 GHz
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon X1200
Sound Card
M-Audio Fast Track Pro
Monitor(s) Displays
IBM L170
Hard Drives
320GB
it should work just fine as long at both ports are enabled.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate Signature EditionIntel Core i7 Extreme 3.33GHz12GB DDR32x EVGA 285 2GB in SLI
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate Signature Edition
CPU
Intel Core i7 Extreme 3.33GHz
Motherboard
EVGA X-58 SLI Classified
Memory
12GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
2x EVGA 285 2GB in SLI
Sound Card
Creative Labs X-Fi ExtremeGamer
Monitor(s) Displays
30" Viewsonic
Hard Drives
2x1TB Western Digital 7200RPM in RAID 0/1TB WD My Book External HDD
PSU
Thermaltake 1000w supporting quad SLI
Case
Thermaltake Armor Full Tower
Cooling
Thermaltake V1 CPU+DIY Liquid cooling
Awesome! Now to find an S-Video - VGA adapter :D
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional (32)AMD Turion 64x2 1.90 GHz2GBATI Radeon X1200
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Equium A210
OS
Windows 7 Professional (32)
CPU
AMD Turion 64x2 1.90 GHz
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon X1200
Sound Card
M-Audio Fast Track Pro
Monitor(s) Displays
IBM L170
Hard Drives
320GB
There are also a few different setups for S-video you should read this: S-Video - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia as this might affect which product you buy. it is hard to put a 9 pin s-video in a 4 pin slot....
 

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Win7 Home Premium 64xIntel Core 2 Duo P7450 / 2.13 GHz (2.29 with ...4 GB PC-6400 Hyundai (2X2) at 800MhzNVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ASUS G60-RBBX05
OS
Win7 Home Premium 64x
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 / 2.13 GHz (2.29 with Extreme Turbo)
Memory
4 GB PC-6400 Hyundai (2X2) at 800Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Monitor(s) Displays
16" LED Backlit
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 on laptop 1600x1050 max res on 22" external mon
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility 3 60GB SSD / 320 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 7200 rpm
PSU
6-cell Lithium ion { lasts 1.5 hours }
Case
ASUS G60 Laptop
Keyboard
Chicklet type back-lit (white light) keyboard
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse 3200dpi and 1000 reports per minute
Internet Speed
Comcast 8.60mb/s up - 3.11mb/s down
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
General mid-budget gaming Comp. Low batterylife - High FrameRates - currently overheating problems :(

2nd Rig: Case: Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
CPU: AMD FX-6200 Zambezi 3.8GHz (4.1GHz Turbo)
Heatsink: COOLER MASTER V8 CPU Cooler
RAM: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1866 (PC3 15000)
GPU: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB 2
totengott said:
Hi! I hope you can help.

I have a Toshiba Equium A210 laptop running Windows 7 Pro 32-bit with as far as I can tell, an ATI Radeon X12000 graphics card with VGA and S-Video outputs.

With this I am running an extra monitor from the VGA output which is working fine.

As I also have another monitor, I was wondering if it is possible to connect this through the S-Video out as well as the other monitor through the VGA, giving me three monitors in total to work with.

Thanks
Click to expand...

It wont work. The X1200 can output to 2 screens. One of which is the laptops LCD. The VGA & S-Video are shared ports. ie It's one or the other.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) SP1 RTMIntel Core2Duo [email protected]2x2Gb GEIL DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 @ 1.8vASUS HD4850 512Mb @700/1100
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) SP1 RTM
CPU
Intel Core2Duo [email protected]
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q (BIOS 2208)
Memory
2x2Gb GEIL DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 @ 1.8v
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS HD4850 512Mb @700/1100
Sound Card
Realtek ALC1200 @ Intel 82801JB ICH10
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster T220
Screen Resolution
1680x1050x32@60Hz
Hard Drives
Seagate ST3500410AS SATA300 500Gb
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 SATA300 320Gb
PSU
Antec NeoPower 650W 3.3v@24A/5v@24A/12v@19A/12v@19A/12v@19A
Internet Speed
3Mbps
Hmm I was checking on the specs for this as well, would it still be possible to close the laptop lid and have the 2 screens?

Edit: this is what i was checking specs for as well, but couldn't find if it supported both VGA and S-video out at same time. are you saying from looking at specs that it is shared and only 1 or the other? or were you basing this on two monitors at one time?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win7 Home Premium 64xIntel Core 2 Duo P7450 / 2.13 GHz (2.29 with ...4 GB PC-6400 Hyundai (2X2) at 800MhzNVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ASUS G60-RBBX05
OS
Win7 Home Premium 64x
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 / 2.13 GHz (2.29 with Extreme Turbo)
Memory
4 GB PC-6400 Hyundai (2X2) at 800Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Monitor(s) Displays
16" LED Backlit
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 on laptop 1600x1050 max res on 22" external mon
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility 3 60GB SSD / 320 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 7200 rpm
PSU
6-cell Lithium ion { lasts 1.5 hours }
Case
ASUS G60 Laptop
Keyboard
Chicklet type back-lit (white light) keyboard
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse 3200dpi and 1000 reports per minute
Internet Speed
Comcast 8.60mb/s up - 3.11mb/s down
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
General mid-budget gaming Comp. Low batterylife - High FrameRates - currently overheating problems :(

2nd Rig: Case: Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
CPU: AMD FX-6200 Zambezi 3.8GHz (4.1GHz Turbo)
Heatsink: COOLER MASTER V8 CPU Cooler
RAM: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1866 (PC3 15000)
GPU: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB 2
It wont work. The X1200 can output to 2 screens. One of which is the laptops LCD. The VGA & S-Video are shared ports. ie It's one or the other.
Click to expand...

What if I got one of those USB to video output adapter things? Would that work? Or is there any other way of hooking my laptop up to two external monitors?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional (32)AMD Turion 64x2 1.90 GHz2GBATI Radeon X1200
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Equium A210
OS
Windows 7 Professional (32)
CPU
AMD Turion 64x2 1.90 GHz
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon X1200
Sound Card
M-Audio Fast Track Pro
Monitor(s) Displays
IBM L170
Hard Drives
320GB
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