Re: Multi Monitor on notebook?

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From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 02/10/05 

Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 16:17:56 -0700

In news:420BE70C.50809@yahoo.com,
Bob I <birelan@yahoo.com> typed:

> The memory to display the second monitor had to come from
> somewhere,
> and that somewhere is system memory.

No, this isn't correct. System memory can not be used for video
memory, except in the special case of the motherboard having
on-board video, rather than using a separate video card. 

-- 
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup
> HotRod wrote:
>
>> WORKED GREAT THANKS, now just one more question the system 
>> seems to
>> have slowed down considerable now that I've extended my screen 
>> is
>> this normal?

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