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Posted by Quaoar on January 15, 2006, 8:00 pm
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aleem.sidi@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I have a Dell Latitude C610 with windows XP service pack 2 installed.
>
> I have the following problem with the multimonitor feature:
>
> Here is what works:
> 1. It works fine after booting up for the first time. i.e. I can
> connect a second monitor, and extend my desktop to it (through the
> standard windows display settings).
> 2. I can subsequently disconnect and reconnect the second monitor and
> this causes no problems. Even if the computer goes on standby and the
> lid has not yet been closed, I can resume from the standby in single or
> multi- monitor mode with no problems.
>
> Here is what does not work:
> The problem I have occurs after I close my laptop lid for the first
> time. When i close the lid, the laptop goes in standby mode. Then
> when I re-open it, windows makes the primary display the external
> monitor, and makes my laptop the secondary monitor. Sometimes, it does
> not even turn on my laptop monitor.
>
> Is there a way to force windows to re-recognise the laptop display as
> the primary monitor?
>
> I have tried the Fn-F8 key combination to no success. I have also
> tried changing the bios settings for the default display device.
>
> In windows, the option to "set this device as your primary monitor" is
> greyed out.
>
> I have no idea how to go ahead.
>
> If someone has had a similar problem and knows how to fix it, then any
> help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> cheers
>
> rocket.
>
Standby causes problems with losing devices, etc, on some notebooks as
you have found. You could change the lid closing action from standby to
hibernate which causes fewer problems. The settings are in the Power
Options control panel.
Q
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