Why can't I use my laptop to do the initial setup? Why do I have to have a monitor?
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We were and is able to use all our devices with our system. We monitor from wherever we are. If you have it hooked up to the internet, you too should be able to use any device.
1054449
You will need a tower or laptop. This is a monitor with speakers and camera only.
320802
Yes you will need a laptop to configure it. It is not terribly difficult but it is not plug-and-play. Hope that helps
53448
Does the monitor on the laptop work? If it does, then yes you can. But I don't see how your laptop monitor works with no hard drive since the hard drive contains the BIOS to boot the compuer and the monitor.
2011916
don't have the monitor here right now. don't think it you can do that, but will check with my IT guy as soon as he calls me back.
962198
If you have a CPU with an HDMI hookup, it is easy...plug in and you are all set. If not, you will need a VGA to HDMI cable. Very inexpensive and can be found all over Amazon. Good luck!
53449
The display on the desktop needs a connection for the "monitor" which I don't believe it does.. so no...
848555
You cannot hook up a regular monitor to it because it is an ip cam. Best thing you can do for a monitor is having a tablet with an ip cam app.
565675
Three things: Have you tested the monitor with another system, laptop or desktop? Have you tested the same monitor with different cables? Have you tested the monitor with your system in Safe-Mode so no drivers are loaded? The whole idea is to isolate the problem BUT if this is a refurbished unit HURRY UP and see if you can return it ASAP before the time expires. Good luck
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I dont understand your question.so first need graphic card if you use multiple display and 1 active display port use your system if you have a onboard graphic card i think no display port on Thé board
1857742
You need to connect the monitor to the graphics card and not to the motherboard. The graphics cards DVI outs are the two located next to each other around the middle of the tower on the back.
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Yes you need to conect a monitor to the card and use that screen then set up the resolution and the drivers - hope you have better look than me mine only worked for 2 days then had a fault supplier would not replace and the cost of sending it back makes for a problem i had to write it off and amazon were even worse than ebay they did not want to know
1900474
not without a video card. the guy at geek squad told me not to waste my money (which was too late). Apparently it's a very complicated (and spendy) project to install a video card onto the new laptops. I ended up buying a new monitor that had both VGA and HDMI ports and gave my one-year old VGA port-only monitor to my mom.
373148
probably limited by your (you probably have )onboard video card -you can get one and add it hopefully
158852
Possible, are you looking to connect an eternal monitor and keyboards? You could just strap the laptop into the CPU area or but it on the keyboard tray. If no monitor is overkill
178041
Either your monitor needs to connect via hdmi and have speakers, or you will need a usb sound card or hdmi speakers...
1889194
If you have to ask that question, you're probably not ready to do your own hardware installation on desktops or laptops...