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Solved Second Laptop As Monitor
I have a Acer Aspire E1-572 as my current laptop right now and I feel like my screen is too small. I've considered getting a monitor, but I have a laptop lying around. It is a Acer Aspire E1-531 |
Intel Celeron B820 with 4 gb's of ram. But the laptop doesnt really work. Well the hard drive is corrupted so it doesnt really have a use at the moment. I was wondering if theres a way to use the second laptop as a second monitor. I have tried just plugging into my HDMI cable with Live Boot Linux running on the second laptop but it doesnt seem to work.
Here is a link of a thread with my problem of my laptop for more details: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-system/acer-aspire-e1-531-not-starting-up-no-bootable/d5c56b41-6c9f-4ef2-9450-8f406d9de7d2
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OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Acer Aspire E1-572-6676
CPU
Inter Core i5-4200U
Memory
8 GB DDR3 L Memory
Screen Resolution
1366x786
Hard Drives
500GB HDD
Browser
Google Chrome
Antivirus
MalwareBytes Anti-Malware | AVG Internet Security 2015
Other Info
Clock Speed: 1.6GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.6GHz
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The monitor jacks on the laptop are signal out only. You can't feed a signal in and have it display on the built in screen.
OS
Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Asus
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory
8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Sound Card
VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
PSU
Thermaltake TR 620
Case
Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Stock heatsink fan
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
Mouse
Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
Internet Speed
80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Other Info
HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
So would buying a monitor be my only option?
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Acer Aspire E1-572-6676
CPU
Inter Core i5-4200U
Memory
8 GB DDR3 L Memory
Screen Resolution
1366x786
Hard Drives
500GB HDD
Browser
Google Chrome
Antivirus
MalwareBytes Anti-Malware | AVG Internet Security 2015
Other Info
Clock Speed: 1.6GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.6GHz
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You can do it with software over a network but the software isn't free. I don't even remember what its called at the moment. Even so, both laptops would have to have a working OS for it to work. There is no easy way to make a second laptop a second monitor. Buying another monitor may be a lot easier.
OS
Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Asus
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory
8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Sound Card
VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
PSU
Thermaltake TR 620
Case
Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Stock heatsink fan
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
Mouse
Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
Internet Speed
80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Other Info
HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Yeah i see what you're saying. I've tried Synergy but it just allows me to control both Laptop's with 1 mouse and keyboard. That isn't what I'm really looking for.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Acer Aspire E1-572-6676
CPU
Inter Core i5-4200U
Memory
8 GB DDR3 L Memory
Screen Resolution
1366x786
Hard Drives
500GB HDD
Browser
Google Chrome
Antivirus
MalwareBytes Anti-Malware | AVG Internet Security 2015
Other Info
Clock Speed: 1.6GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.6GHz
Be nice to all, please?!
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OS
Win 8.1.1 Pro x64
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo E525
CPU
AMD A4-3300M @ 2,0GHz
Memory
6GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6480G 512MB shared
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
WD 465GB
Cooling
Fusion Tweaker
Keyboard
Logitech K360
Mouse
Logitech M705
Internet Speed
50/50 MBps
Browser
Yandex
Antivirus
No AV & No Firewall
Other Info
Headphones: Sennheiser RS170
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It's too much hassle to do it that way, you can most probably by a second hand monitor of that size cheaper.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home made
CPU
AMD Ryzen7 2700x
Motherboard
Asus Prime x470 Pro
Memory
16GB Kingston 3600
Graphics Card(s)
Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
Hard Drives
Samsung 960 evo 250GB
Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
WD 1 TB Blue
WD 2 TB Blue
Bunch of backup HDDs.
PSU
Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
Case
Raidmax
Cooling
CCM Nepton 140xl
Internet Speed
40/2 Mbps
Browser
Firefox
Antivirus
WD
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Not to mention you'll be tearing apart a working laptop to do it.
OS
Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Asus
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory
8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Sound Card
VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
PSU
Thermaltake TR 620
Case
Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Stock heatsink fan
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
Mouse
Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
Internet Speed
80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Other Info
HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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Not to mention you'll be tearing apart a working laptop to do it.
Lol. that too. I did it once, long tome ago when LCD monitors were very expensive and spent 3 days on it, had to make a dual voltage PSU for it, nightmare !!!
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home made
CPU
AMD Ryzen7 2700x
Motherboard
Asus Prime x470 Pro
Memory
16GB Kingston 3600
Graphics Card(s)
Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
Hard Drives
Samsung 960 evo 250GB
Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
WD 1 TB Blue
WD 2 TB Blue
Bunch of backup HDDs.
PSU
Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
Case
Raidmax
Cooling
CCM Nepton 140xl
Internet Speed
40/2 Mbps
Browser
Firefox
Antivirus
WD
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Not to mention you'll be tearing apart a working laptop to do it.
Lol. that too. I did it once, long tome ago when LCD monitors were very expensive and spent 3 days on it, had to make a dual voltage PSU for it, nightmare !!!
I've toyed with the idea once when I had a couple of dead laptops with defective motherboards. After looking at what was involved and no guaranty it would work, I decided against it. Just too much hassle.
OS
Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Asus
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory
8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Sound Card
VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
PSU
Thermaltake TR 620
Case
Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Stock heatsink fan
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
Mouse
Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
Internet Speed
80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Other Info
HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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This brings back memories of the "Red Green" Canadian TV show. It was hilarious, that guy could cobble anything together and usually with duct tape.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Acer V3 771G-6443
CPU
i5-3230m
Motherboard
Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
Memory
8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
Screen Resolution
1600x900 pixels
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
PSU
90 watt brick
Mouse
Bluetooth
Antivirus
Comodo
Other Info
Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
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Any tool can be the right tool. If the woman don't find you hansom, they should at least find you handy.
OS
Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Asus
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory
8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Sound Card
VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
PSU
Thermaltake TR 620
Case
Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Stock heatsink fan
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
Mouse
Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
Internet Speed
80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Other Info
HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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Any tool can be the right tool. If the woman don't find you hansom, they should at least find you handy.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Acer V3 771G-6443
CPU
i5-3230m
Motherboard
Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
Memory
8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
Screen Resolution
1600x900 pixels
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
PSU
90 watt brick
Mouse
Bluetooth
Antivirus
Comodo
Other Info
Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
Thanks guys. I found a really simple method that isn't really 100% perfect but works, at least for time being. This is for anyone that is wondering
What I did was make a ghost monitor from my default laptop
Set that monitor to extend the screen
Install Teamviewer on both laptops
Connect your 'second laptop' through teamviewer to your first one
Change the desktop of the second laptop that is emulating the teamviewer to the second desktop screen.
That should work now.
Everything I just said I got from this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQBTn21214Q
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Acer Aspire E1-572-6676
CPU
Inter Core i5-4200U
Memory
8 GB DDR3 L Memory
Screen Resolution
1366x786
Hard Drives
500GB HDD
Browser
Google Chrome
Antivirus
MalwareBytes Anti-Malware | AVG Internet Security 2015
Other Info
Clock Speed: 1.6GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.6GHz