Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Andre Berger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > My brother is tired of his DSTN laptop screen (xserver-s3, 1 or 2? MB > > VRAM) and would like to add an external monitor @ >75hz. The BIOS can > > be set to LCD only, CRT only, both. If he uses "both" and just > > plugs the CRT on, he only gets 60hz on the CRT if the LCD is also > > running. Is it possible to "separate" the two displays and operate > > them at different resoultions simultaneously? > > AFAIK, no. I think that to do that, you would need two video cards.
I thought so. Not even with xf4? > > > Second, he's got only one PS/2 port but wants to operate both an > > external mouse (PS/2) and an old external keyboard (the old bigger > > port style with a PS/2 adaptor) on it. Would a PS/2-Y-adaptor work in > > this scenario? > > Depends what kind of laptop he has. If it's a ThinkPad, it should work. I > think Toshiba and Sony laptops also work with the Y-adaptor. I don't think > the > AT->PS/2 adaptor would make a difference. It's a NoName (Aldi, a german discounter). So it's trial and error here. > > HTH > Hubert Thank you -- Andre
