Small screen ... whit a big one....:S

[Bauw]

Hi!

I am going to make this as short as posible.... look i have an old..really old laptop and i was thinking the other day around... i wonder if i can use that screen....

i was thinking off placing the small screen next to my big one... but still to the problem:


I dont know it works to take a laptop screen and add it on to the motherbord...
I dont think that the motherbord has the conectons for the cords but still...
would it maby work to conect the screen to the computer???

Thnx for all the awnsers I can get.... and sorry for my really bad english...



Some Pics of the old laptop:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/Bauw/P1010149.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/Bauw/P1010147.jpg

And the laptop is from 1991 it is a Notebook personal computer Model: MegaPro 486D
Just so you know

And if you want to know anything about it...just ask...

[Xato]

Well i'd assume its a VGA monitor, so you should be able to wire it up so it works like a secondary monitor. You might need an adapter so you can plug it into your graphics card (which will need dual monitor support). I know there's a few tutorials etc for pulling LCD's out of PS-Ones etc, but i dont know if laptops use the same type of connections.
Someone round here should know.

[Bauw]

hmm.... yeah.... well i then i need a new vidio card 2.... i think..:? ....
i have a ATI Radeon 9200 128MB that look ((Almost)) like this one:
http://www.circuitspecialists.com/images/agp9200.jpg

so do i need a new one?

and what sort of cabels do you think i will need???

thnx 8)

[Xato]

you might be able to hook it up through the S-Video port. But i'm not sure, you really would need to research what your drivers and card can do, and how that LCD works.

[Bauw]

well i have had my tv connected threw that same card...
and about the LCD screen ... i dont know if you can finde anything about it... cause it is so old..... :S..... anyone here that might have a clue on how i can finde out more about it... the ondly thing about the LCD i know is that it is from like 1991 and that it has to tags on the back of it whit numbers on them....:S..... dose they mean anything ?

thnx for all hel...:D

[UK-Blade]

I was thinking of doing something similar, as i've got a few bust laptops around, until I did some research.

Read this http://www.eio.com/lcdconnect.htm

:mad:

Now there is a company that can supply controllers for various laptop screens, BUT there very, very expensive. It would be cheaper (and better) to just go buy a screen for somewhere like EarthLCD (http://store.earthlcd.com)

Let me know it you want the link, i've got it round here somewhere.

[Xato]

Yey for EarthLCD!

[Bauw]

hummm..... well do EarthLCD send out to all over the world??

just wondering because i am from sweden soo.... and how mutch will the shipping fee be for me... humm...

how bad that it didnt work out as i wanted to... :(

well thnx anyway...:D..... cya around...:D

[general]

Here is a very descent priced LCD screen... It comes with all the connections you need. The molex connector already installed to... You might need a cable to convert the RCA to Svideo but thats all...


For the price its not a bad deal I think...

[Xato]

Lol, where's the link?

[general]

wowsors my bad... thought I put it in http://www.frozencpu.com/lcd-30.html

[crenn]

Ah this, I;ve seen it before, I only have one problem with it......... I WANT ONE!!

[abnoea]

heh, such a common problem *agrees* =D