Dell Latitude E6520 connecting 2 separate monitors with HDMI and VGA.

Hello Bremen,

 Laptops are designed in such a way that even if they have VGA and HDMI ports, the output will be from just one.
So it will be only 2 displays that one would get. 
1. The Laptop LCD.
2. The external monitor.

Please write back to us if have any further questions.

What if i connect one of the displays using usb-dvi adapter?

Hi,

Well, the output would still remain the same. 
The display would be on the Laptop LCD Display and only one External Display. 

Well apparently...

You could use a VGA splitter.

Don't pay too much and look for an active (built-in amplifiers)one.I used to have splitters with up to 16 available VGA outputs and one VGA input (connected to a desktop system).You also may need a gender adapter - male-male or female-male etc... can't remember anymore - it's also on offer on the same webpage

here is an example:

www.amazon.co.uk/.../B00577TRIW

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I some cases a simple VGA cable splitter for 2 external monitors only will work (they then share directly the same output signal from the laptop,this could weaken the signal and result in lower quality but it's worth a try....

www.amazon.co.uk/.../2

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if you buy online - read customer reviews if available

> I obviously misunderstood your question in the first post

> are the 2 external monitors connected to the same laptop ? How did you manage that each screen shows a different content?

when you press windows key + p options will show where you can choose either to duplicate the sreen everywhere, show only on external or extend the screen to external screen. I choose the last one.

This is not possible on all laptops and i was wondering if it is on latitude e6520- it is. Now I am wondering whats the max amount of screens you can connect, because when docked to a docking station there are additional 2 hdmi ports and 2 dvi ports.

And no configurations were needed, this is running with build in graphics card.

my image didnt load, no clue why- The point is what i asked work perfectly without any adapters. Laptopm monitor + hdmi monitor + vga monitor:

image

I have never tested the "Extend" option - just connected a VGA monitor to it and it works,But I can't do much with the second screen.Something new I can try out......I know there are programs available that allows you to use one screen  to create layouts and the other screen to input commands or whatever.

Anyway - I can't give you an answer regarding the hdmi and dvi-ports.I don't have any of them (no personal experience)

but I guess ,because of the digital complexity of the HDMI signal, it won't be that easy as with a simple analog VGA port when it comes to connect 2 or more monitors to the same port.

Hi!

If i were in your situation i would get a VGA to HDMI converter from the internet, i got mine from http://scarttohdmi.co.uk/vga-to-hdmi/ and its working well with my Dell system well so far.

Iv got mine connected similar to this:

If you planning to do the same, you will need an extra mains power plug, because the vga to hdmi converter needs power supply. The good news is that it also has the feature of transferring sounds straight to the HDMI port of you laptop or computer.

I hope this helps everyone!

Hi there after a while peaople,

Weird thing occured- After i reinstalled my system, i cannot get the 3 monitor option anymore. I just cant set it as before. Did anyone elese succed with connecting 3 monitors without any adapters?

Thanks so much for the steps provided! Worked like a charm.

Will only add that for E6520 laptops with some of the video drivers already installed (got a 'used' E6520 at work), I had to:
(1) disabled the Optimus option on BIOS

(2) reboot and reconfigured the Intel video driver (to desired resolution,probably not needed for 3 monitors to be set up)

(3) enabled Optimus option and rebooted

(4) installed the nvidia driver with 3D vision included.

Then, I was able to get same screenshot as provided by BREMEN-PL.

Thanks for the tip.  My Dell Latitude E6430 does not have Optimus in BIOS.  The laptop has Intel HD Graphics 4000.