Connecting Portege Z10t to projector using VGA

Hi there.
I'm having an issue connecting the Portege Z10t to a projector via VGA.
Its fine via HDMI.
The resolution changes on the screen to something like a 4:3 ratio.
It then comes up on the projector, stays for 10 seconds or so then bombs out.
I've tried multiple resolutions but no joy. We're running windows 8.1
I've tried a few different z10t and different projectors. Other laptops running windows 8.1 are fine, it only seems to be with the z10t.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance

First of all it would be interesting to know what resolution youve chosen for internal and external display.
The Portege Z10T series was equipped with different displays but as far as I know the max supported resolution for all displays should be: 1920 x 1080 px
If you use the extended desktop, both displays (internal + projector) could use different resolution but if you use the option clone displays then the resolution has to be the same on internal as well as on external display (projector).

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