Adding a second monitor to my acer aspire 5515

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hobbyhow - Jul 9, 2016 at 06:34 PM
hobbyhow Posts 2 Registration date Saturday July 9, 2016 Status Member Last seen July 10, 2016 - Jul 10, 2016 at 12:54 PM
Hello,
I am trying to add a second monitor to my acer aspire 5515 I have up graded it to a duel core 5050 processer and 4g memory chip. I am trying to us this lap to do Karaoke Shows using Hoster software. Is there a software fix or do I have to replace some hardware?
Any help would be appreciated.
Howie

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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,826
Jul 9, 2016 at 06:45 PM
Your laptop includes a VGA port. You should be able to attach a monitor using a VGA cable. Then use the correct Function key to activate the output port and configure the display via the Control Panel.

Good luck
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hobbyhow Posts 2 Registration date Saturday July 9, 2016 Status Member Last seen July 10, 2016
Jul 10, 2016 at 08:32 AM
I can get a second monitor to work but I want the laptop screen and the monitor to both work at the same time.
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,826 > hobbyhow Posts 2 Registration date Saturday July 9, 2016 Status Member Last seen July 10, 2016
Jul 10, 2016 at 11:45 AM
you should have an option in the monitor icon of the Control Panel. You want to select the "clone" option.
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hobbyhow Posts 2 Registration date Saturday July 9, 2016 Status Member Last seen July 10, 2016
Jul 10, 2016 at 12:54 PM
When searching I find that I should be able to use the fn and f5 to switch from either monitor or both this function does not work. also found that if I press windows icon key and P I get message that says your PC can not project to another monitor. Not sure about either.
could not find any were about clone option.
I really appreciate all your help. I am trying to use this laptop that I have for doing KJ work. If I can get it to work It would save me a lot.
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