AE2020 Dual Monitor

Hi Guys,
Now I understand that some MSI's only have a VGA in and you cannot use a 2nd monitor. However I have read everywhere that MSI AE2020 has dual functionality. The VGA in acts as a VGA out port as well.
Well up until now, no luck. I cannot get the 2nd monitor to work with my AE2020, it simply won't recognize. Are there any instructions as to how I can make this work?
Cheers.

 I haven't any specific instructions but those are outputs not inputs on that model so it should work connected to external monitor.

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        BoardName      "Unknown"
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    Section "Device"
        Identifier     "NVIDIA GeForce"
        Driver         "nvidia"
        Option "NoLogo" "true"        
        EndSection
    Section "Screen"
        Identifier     "Screen 1"
        Device         "NVIDIA GeForce"
        Monitor        "NEC LCD1530V"
        DefaultDepth    24
        SubSection     "Display"
            Viewport    0 0
            Depth       8
            Modes      "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection     "Display"
            Viewport    0 0
            Depth       16
            Modes      "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection     "Display"
            Viewport    0 0
            Depth       24
            Modes      "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
    EndSection
    Using this xorg.conf file, only my NEC LCD analog monitor could display KDE while the Samsung digital can't.
    Any suggestions?   

    Thanks for your help guys, I'm halfway there.
    The second monitor shows the KDE desktop, but it isn't exactly what I expected.  Right now, both monitors display at 1024x768 (each) or 2048x768 (total).  The larger monitor stretches and distorts the display of 1024x768 to its natural resolution at 1440x900 and it isn't what I wanted.  Other than that, the dual desktop setup behaves what I expected to.
    Here's a snippet of my xorg.conf that currently works:
    Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "NEC LCD1530V"
    HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5
    VertRefresh 50.0 - 70.0
    EndSection
    Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Samsung SyncMaster"
    HorizSync 31.5 - 60
    VertRefresh 60.0 - 70.0
    EndSection
    Section "Device"
    #VideoRam 131072
    # Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
    Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce"
    Driver "nvidia"
    Option "NoLogo" "true"
    Option "TwinView" "true"
    Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf"
    Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50"
    Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60"
    # Option "MetaModes" "1440x900, 1440x900; 1024x768, 1024x768"
    EndSection
    Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen 1"
    Device "NVIDIA GeForce"
    Monitor "NEC LCD1530V"
    DefaultDepth 24
    SubSection "Display"
    Viewport 0 0
    Depth 8
    Modes "1024x768"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
    Viewport 0 0
    Depth 16
    Modes "1024x768"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
    Viewport 0 0
    Depth 24
    Modes "1024x768"
    EndSubSection
    EndSection
    Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen 2"
    Device "NVIDIA GeForce"
    Monitor "Samsung SyncMaster"
    DefaultDepth 24
    SubSection "Display"
    Viewport 0 0
    Depth 8
    Modes "1440x900"
    EndSubSection
    EndSection
    Anyone have an idea?
    EDIT:  Oh snaps.  I just did a pacman -Syu and it upgraded Arch Linux to 0.8 and the 2nd monitor stopped working.

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