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So, I have my laptop and I am bringing it in the office. But as time goes by, I realized that I might over use my laptop’s screen, since LCD screens have lower lifespan compared to the CRT (Desktop Screen/Monitors). I am bringing my laptop at office, because all of my important documents and accounts are stored on it, so there is no choice left for me. One day, it came to my mind why not use the company’s desktop while using my laptop, in that way, I could save my laptop LCD’s life while still use my laptop efficiently. So, how did I temporarily disabled my laptop screen and utilize that of the company’s?

Doing this in Windows Operating System is just in a blink of an eye, same as with the Linux environment but is more secured, well that is the essence why I decided of having an Ubuntu software to govern my machine.

So, I will make the procedures in step by step way on How To Utilize Desktop Monitor Instead of Laptop’s LCD

1. Connect your CRT data cable to the laptop’s extended video port.
2. Start your Ubuntu Operating System.
3. Log-in to your account.
4. When you are already logged - on, Click on the System > Preferences > Screen Resolution menus.
5. On the Screen Resolution Settings Window, uncheck the Mirror Screens checkbox. Then you will see the current monitors being used by the system, both (CRT and Laptop) monitors are displayed since you are connected currently to them.
6. Click on the Laptop (your screen viewable measurement), i.e: Laptop 14″ , then click on the “Resolution” menu item and set it to “Off” using the drop down menu .
7. Your Laptop screen is now disabled.

** If you want to bring the display back to your Laptop LCD, follow steps 4 until 6 and set the “Resolution” to your desired values from the drop down menu i.e.: 1024 x 768, etc.

Enjoy the tweak! More on other tweaks later.

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