Laptop dv6 as a monitor?

I was curious if the HP pavilion dv6 could be used as a monitor for something like a ps3 by just plugging in the hdmi cable?

the DV6 supports video out, not video in. So what you are attempting to do is not possible
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Using Laptop screen as second monitor?

Hey gusy,
I have a Mac Pro and a MacBook Pro. With the Mac Pro I have just the one screen - used to have two, but now just the one as I rarely need it. However, for a job I'm doing at the moment, it would be handy to have the use of two screens. Do you know if it's possible to hook both computers up and use the LapTop screen as a second monitor for my Mac Pro?

James Arter1 wrote: ... older Mac Pro's, so no Thunderbolt :-(
Then it seems you can't use your LapTop as a second monitor for Mac Pro.
An external monitor would seem to be the least cost path to more display.
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Using a laptop as an extra monitor

I have a G5 desk top, and an old power mac G4 laptop. The laptop is pants now and reallly slow. What I would liek to do is use the laptop as an extra monitor, as I work a lot in final cut pro, and studio pro, so a separate screen woudl be very handy. Is there any way to connect the two so that the laptop is just a second monitor?

I don't know the answer to your question of whether there's Mac software to do this. I do know there is Windows XP software to do the same thing on Windows (one such program is http://www.maxivista.com), so I wouldn't be surprised if there is similar software for Mac. In fact, I might be disappointed if there is not similar software for Mac.
One other possible option is to use something like VNC. If there are any VNC servers for the Mac that allow you to set up a server as a second virtual display, then you could run a VNC client on your laptop. It wouldn't be fast, but might be good enough. But I'm a Mac newbie, and don't know what VNC servers exist for it.
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Connect laptop to a external monitor with laptop screen off

I need to connect my laptop to an external monitor but i need my laptop screen off.
Is it possible? I use an hdmi or vga connection, gnome as DE and ati 5700 graphic card

mm...
try on a terminal "xrandr"
first type xrandr to know the name of the two displays... then
xrandr --output laptopdisplayname --off --output monitorname --preferred
That will turn of the laptop display and turn on the monitor....
But I don't know if that command runs on gnome.. if it runs try to download "arandr" gui app of xrandr from yaourt
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I have connected my laptop to a separate monitor but it is only bringing up the background, not the programs that are open. Help?

I have connected my laptop to a separate monitor but it is only bringing up the background image, not the programs that are open. Help? I assume there is a simple solution. Thank you in advance.

That's called extended desktop mode. You can think of it as an extension of your main screen probably off to the right. Drag an app off the screen to the right and it will appear on the second monitor. You can see and adjust placement of the second monitor in System Preferences > Displays > arrangement tab. Drag the second screen around for your optimum placement. Also the little bar can be moved to either screen and that determines which screen will contain the dock/menubar.
Also you can toggle between Mirror and extend desktop mode by pressing CMD F1.
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My HP all in one printer 2700 series registers "offline" on my HP Pavilion laptop dv6.

My HP Photosmart 2710 all-in-one printer registers "offline" on my HP Pavilion laptop dv6 Window 7 -64 bites.
It does not print. Please help, thanks.

This seems to be a commercial product. For the best chance at finding a solution I would suggest posting in the forum for HP Business Support!
You can find the Commercial Laserjet board here:
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-LaserJet/bd-p/bsc-413
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Hi there, why my hp dv6700 laptop having a pink monitor. What's the main reason for that? thank you

Hi there, why my hp dv6700 laptop having a pink monitor. What's the main reason for that? thank you

If all is pink (but you see the desktop), then normally one colour cable is broken - I think blue is off.
In your case (laptop) the connection to the display seems to be damaged, so the blue information is lost.
Normally you can test it when you twist the connection between pc and monitor. But I don't know if this works with a laptop.
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Vario Laptop-Wndows 8.1 Monitor Flickers and Input is intermittent

My Sony Vario Laptop running on Windows 8.1 occasionally starts flickering and when I try and input data it only accepts occasionally. How do I troubleshoot this problem?

Does it flicker only within Windows or BIOS also?
Attach Sony Vaio Laptop to an external monitor and check if it does flicker there. If it doesn't it should be caused by the LCD panel it self. If that be the case
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Is there a way to use windows 7 laptop as a second monitor with mac pro,fcpx

I have a Lenovo ideapad laptop it has a port the one seen in this picture is it possible to be used as a monitor ?? and how.?

Your mac (where fcpx is) has to have some kind of secondary video out port. And the laptop would need to have a matching video in port. Without them, NO.
If you do have them, it's probably possible, but likely to be too much of a hassle to set up.
You might be able to over your network, (I do it between using my Apple devices) but with a PC you'd have to find appropriate software to do this, and again, probably more trouble than it's worth.

AMD/ATI driver problems on a Dell laptop with attached dual monitors

I have a Dell Precision M4800 laptop with a docking station for two additional monitors. I'm shooting for a "big desktop" setup, with my laptop display and the two external monitors forming one large multi-monitor X screen.
When deciding which video driver I'd need, I did the usual:
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01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Venus XT [Radeon HD 8800M Series]
Which is weird, because the M4800 isn't shipped with 8800M cards. Rather, it's shipped with the AMD FirePro M5100 Mobility Pro (see above link) (also, too many "Pros", AMD...).
I tried the open-source driver, but I couldn't get both my external monitors working in tandem, so I went with catalyst-test, since the non-beta version of the proprietary driver doesn't support the 3.13 kernel (or my alleged 8800M series card, for what it's worth).
My display setup using catalyst-test is still far from ideal. My dual (horizontally adjacent) monitors reset to cloned/mirrored desktops after every reboot, and my machine refuses to show three monitors (dual monitors + laptop display), even with the 2GB of dedicated RAM in my graphics card (see above M4800 link). There's other miscellaneous annoyances as well.
Using hardinfo, I see that my VGA driver thinks it only has 256MB of RAM... which doesn't align with the M4800 specs. Is there a way to change this value?
Just today, I found the catalyst-firepro driver, which I think might be the correct driver for my laptop, at least given the specs on the M4800 from the website.
There's also the option of not using my AMD card at all, and just using the Intel graphics on my laptop. (I had to disable hybrid graphics in my BIOS to get any AMD-specific drivers to work). I'd like to steer away from this, due to the performance loss, but I'd be willing to make the change if the pros outweighed the cons.
As I see it, I have a few options:
AMD/ATI open source driver: Can't seem to get two monitors working, much less three...
catalyst-test: Any two monitors will work together, but not three. Other annoyances.
catalyst-firepro: Have not tested yet.
Intel open-source driver with AMD card disabled: Have not tested yet.
Can anyone who has had similar issues and/or hardware offer a best course of action which has worked for them? I know we're supposed to avoid "opinion" questions, but I think this is grounded enough in the scientific method to merit some helpful responses.
Any help is appreciated.
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The last option to me is screaming catalyst-pxp at me, because that's one of the few options if you have integrated graphics and a discrete graphics card.
Let me get this straight: Can you disable the either or both of the Intel/AMD graphics in the BIOS settings? If so, but don't want to disable either, you might want to look at the hybrid graphics section of the wiki.
I know about powerXpress and I think I'd like to avoid it. My experience with hybrid graphics on other Linux distributions is that it's rather unstable or just plain unsupported. If someone can convince me otherwise, given their experience with hybrid graphics on Arch/Linux, I might reconsider.
I'm fairly certain I can enable either of my GPU's separately, but I'll have to check for sure next I reboot my PC.
The last option I mentioned because I thought the Intel drivers might be more robust than the AMD drivers, which have don't have a sterling reputation when it comes to supporting Linux (compared to nVidia anyways, who I know in the past have had good Linux support).

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Hello,
I'm connecting my laptop to external LCD 1920*1080.
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What would cause my keyboard not to respond on a laptop connected to a monitor?

What would be the cause to my keyboard not responding when I start my computer. I am on a MacBook that is connected to a monitor and initially the keyboard does not respond. Periodicall when switching from the laptop USB, which I did for functionality, to the monitor USB, it solves the issue. But the issue recurs on a daily basis. Anyone have an idea? I am thinking it's a configuration issue but I am not an expert. The monitor was swapped out thinking it was the USB ports but it is occurring on the substituted monitor as well.

Hey robofife,
This article has some instructions for you regarding the use of an external keyboard in closed clamshell mode on your computer:
Mac notebooks: How to use your computer in closed clamshell (display closed) mode with an external display
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3131
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In Mac OS X v10.6.8 and earlier, wake the computer up by clicking the mouse button or by pressing a key on your external keyboard.
You should now be able to use your Mac notebook as you normally would, with a USB keyboard and mouse.
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EX630 laptop - Nvidia 9300M GS - monitor flickers at 1920x1200

Recently, I bought an MSI-EX630 Laptop with NVIDIA SLI GeForce 9300M GS card from Newegg.
Never, ever, ever, buy a laptop that is from MSI or has NVIDIA inside that you cannot return, NEVER!
In short, my story is that when I hook up a secondary monitor it starts to flicker at resolutions of 1920x1200. This only happens when the laptop screen is active as well. This happens no matter if I have a HDMI-to-DVI cable or a simple VGA cable.
2) When I try to upgrade drivers, from official MSI site, everything goes blank (even when I'm on single-laptop-monitor configuration). Turns out, I have to go into Vista safe mode, to turn off the secondary video card, and use only the slow one, otherwise I get blank
screen with the mouse only...
3) with original drivers and configuration, single monitor, when I leave the laptop for 2-3 minutes, and then I try to move the mouse - I get a message saying to wait. I guess while the laptop was idle, the boost video card deactivated, and now to get active again I have to wait..
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Hi,
The resolution of EX630 is 1366x768. It is the highest it got. If you connect it to an external monitor, you only got 1366x768. It won’t run under 1920x1200 resolution.
We have tested your notebook and the dvi cable. They are all ok. Your computer will be sent out to you soon.
Regards,
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(905)707-1880 ext 119
The good about MSI, is that you can go and talk in person with their service people. The bad, is that they cannot speak English and have very little idea about their products.
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Harry told me: "Who installed the second video card for you?"
Me: "This is NVIDIA SLI configuration, it comes with two cards, one built-in that is slower, and a secondary one, that boosts performance in games".
Harry then said that he has to ask his technician in Asia.. Harry later on told me that he has to bring the laptop to factory settings and whether I give permission to do that..
On the RMA sheet of paper that he asked me to sign, I specifically said that he can reformat the disk - no problem and that I've already used the MSI recovery disk to bring back everything as original..
But I guess better ask twice that sorry, can't blame them for that..
I asked to speak to a manager, but to no avail.. Harry suggested he'd ask his technician again..
I even put a youtube video to demonstrate to people the first problem that I have:
NVIDIA refuses to talk to me, because their product is in a laptop, so I have to talk to the laptop manufacturer..
So, I went to a store with 14-day return policy and bought another MSI - CR600, with 8200GS Nvidia card.
Needless to say, 1920x1200 works just fine with same cables and monitor. This MSI-CR600 laptop, at least I can return, and I'll do it.

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Where Can I download the BIOS for the laptop DV6-2101ax BIOS using an external storage device?

Have you tried the BIOS file on your Support page with no luck? http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP-Pavilion-dv6-2100-Entertainment-Notebook-PC-series/4041735/model/4093933#Z7_3054ICK0KGTE30AQO5O3KA30R1

I use a HP laptop model DV6-2101ax.
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