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EJBasile
Aug 21, 2004, 11:48 AM
Question,

Can somehow connect two monitors to a 12" PBook for an extended display?


Thanks,
Eric



Sun Baked
Aug 21, 2004, 12:01 PM
The dual display capability means adding a second display that doesn't mirror the built in LCD -- not adding two monitors to the powerbook.

EJBasile
Aug 21, 2004, 12:49 PM
I know but say i wanted to add 2 monitors to the powerbook so you could see the desktop over three monitors in total for a very big viewing area, not miroring.

Sun Baked
Aug 21, 2004, 12:57 PM
You want to do this?

ocellnuri's I'd like to use these on my PB12 post (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=997883&postcount=11)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/ocellnuri/nerddesk.jpg

Might work if you sell your PowerBook12, and buy a PowerMac G5 and a PCI video card to give yourself another DVI port.

But won't work easily on the PB12, you'll need a notebook with an empty PC card video slot.

spaceballl
Aug 22, 2004, 08:53 PM
You can definitely do it on a 15 or 17 inch PB (using PC card video), but you can't with a 12.
-Kevin

EJBasile
Aug 22, 2004, 09:03 PM
Is there an external PC Card Reader thing?

spaceballl
Aug 22, 2004, 10:45 PM
Is there an external PC Card Reader thing?
no

LeeTom
Aug 22, 2004, 10:49 PM
You're out of luck. You can only add 1 monitor.

Lee Tom