In the good old days things were simple, manufacturers state clearly what they are selling and I know exactly what I am buying. But now it is totally confusing, compounded by the lack of documentation.
I have a Dell Inspiron 15R 5520 (see service tag 5KX9DS1 for the detailed BOM). It has an analog component DB15 video port (aka VGA) and a HDMI port. The LCD panel is full HD 1920x1080. All this time, I have been using Extended Desktop on Windows 8 with an external Samsung monitor (1680x1050) using the analog video port.
I have just discovered that Device Manager reports that I have two Display adapters:
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Do I really? That's good news. What does two display adapters mean? Which one is doing what? Can I now connect two external monitors?
If I go to Display Screen Resolution and click Detect three possible displays show up:
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When I click on that grayed out one, Display box says "Available display output on: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000." as shown above.
To cut a long story short, can I hook up a second external monitor? If so, how?
Thanks.
