View a copy of one display full-screen on another. Both monitors are displaying the same image. This is useful when one display is being viewed by an operator and another display is being viewed by an audience.
Extended (Independent) Mode:
In this multi-display mode, the operating system recognizes each display attached to the system. Each display can have its settings, for example: resolution.
Configuration
ThinkPad display with two monitors
Two ways to configure a ThinkPad display with two external monitors when using ATI X1300 display adapter and ThinkPad Advanced Dock:
Option A:
One monitor attached to the dock DVI port or dock VGA port.
One monitor attached to the graphics adapter.
ThinkPad display
1st monitor: Dock attached (primary)
2nd monitor: Graphics adapter attached
Clone or Extended mode (user's choice) between ThinkPad and 1st monitor
Unique image on 2nd monitor
Option B:
No monitors attached to the dock DVI port or dock VGA port.
Two monitors attached to the graphics adapter.
ThinkPad display (primary)
1st monitor: Graphics adapter attached
2nd monitor: Graphics adapter attached
Unique image on ThinkPad
Clone or Extended mode (user's choice) between 1st monitor and 2nd monitor
ThinkPad display with three monitors
Four displayable images (one on ThinkPad display and one on each monitor)
Three monitors attached
One monitor attached to the Dock
One monitor attached to the dock DVI port or VGA port
Two monitors attached to the graphics adapter
ThinkPad display
1st monitor: Dock attach
2nd monitor: Graphics adapter attach
3rd monitor: Graphics adapter attach
Clone or Extended mode (user's choice) between ThinkPad and first monitor
Clone or Extended mode (user's choice) between second and third monitor
No ThinkPad display with four monitors
Four displayable images (ThinkPad display is blank and one on each monitor)
Four monitors attached
Two monitors attached to the Dock
One monitor attached to the dock DVI port and the other attached to the dock VGA port
Two monitors attached to the graphics adapter
ThinkPad display
1st monitor: Dock attach
2nd monitor: Dock attach
3rd monitor: Graphics adapter attach
4th monitor: Graphics adapter attach
No display (blank)
Clone or Extended mode (user's choice) between 1st and 2nd monitor