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Old 06-23-2006, 04:51 PM   #1
lokirulez
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Question Notebook with External Monitor


I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 Notebook. I recently bought a keyboard and mouse to go with it because I can type much faster on a standard keyboard. I would like to buy an LCD and hook it up to my laptop. I am running Kubuntu 6.06 and was wondering if this would be a hassle or would my system just recognize it automatically?
 
Old 06-23-2006, 06:15 PM   #2
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On most notebooks there is a monitor out connection (along with the parallel, etc.). You cannot normally use both the laptop screen and the external monitor. There is usually a dedicated key (used with a function key) to toggle back and forth between the two. I know of no reason why it would not work as any other monitor compatible with your system.

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