Operate in side position

Question

I have an external LCD connected to my Inspirion 8600 which I use for normal work. However, I would like to use the Inspirions's own LCD as a secondary display for reading manuals etc. For this purpose it is very convenient to place the laptop "upside-left" onto the table so it can display an entire page at once.

Does anyone know, whether not operating the laptop in the "normal" position can do any harm to it?

Ed C · Answer

So you want to turn the notebook on it side so the wide screen is now a tall screen, right???

If so you will have to look at the Vidoe card properties and see if the screen image can be rotated. If it can there should be no problem running the PC that way. If you are looking to turn the screen sidways on the notebook and use both monitors at the same time I don't think that can be done.

mabenn · Answer

Yes right, I want a tall screen instead of a wide one.

From the driver's side there is no problem. I can have two monitors and rotate the display only for one. One choose the orientation for each screen separately.

I have been doing this for a few days now. I was just concerned wheter there can be any hardware problem, especially with the proper cooling and any of the moving parts inside the hard disk and dvd drive.

mattcowger · Answer

No - as long as you have decent airflow around the laptop, it should be fine.

Ed C · Answer

Actually it will probably stay cooler on it's side. I find most of the heat comes from the menory which has no real cooling. Every time I pick 1 of my notebooks up the bottom is hot and the top of the table is hot.

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