How to use two external monitors and Tecra M5

Hi ,
I've been used to work with two 17" monitors connected to a computer in extended desktop monitor view, ii've just changed Job and now i have the following setup:
a Toshiba Laptop connected to Toshiba Tecra M5 dockstation and one external 17" monitor connected to dockstation digital port that works fine.
I also have connected another external 17" monitor to the Dockstation RGB port but keeps black
I'ts really awful to work like this switching between the 17" monitor and the small toshiba laptop monitor.
What i'd like is to work with the two external 17" monitor, and keep the laptop monitor off, or if possible on.
Any ideas???
Any help will be very wellcome
Mari PAz

I have an M11-17V, and the docking station that came with it has 2 monitor outputs, analogue and DVI. I wondered what it would do if I connected a monitor to both. Windows recognised that it was faced with 3 screens (including the built-in one) and asked me to choose which 2 of the 3 I wanted it to use.
I was disappointed it would not allow me to use all of them TBH, but if your docking station is the same, it might answer your question.

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