Laptop + 2 Displays Issue

Question

I'd like to extend the display of my ASUS N53SV-SZ038V to two external monitors.

The laptop has one HDMI output and one VGA output. I have each connected to an external monitor. The problem is that it only allows two displays to show at a time (either laptop display + 1 monitor or 2 monitors). This is highlighted below:

The laptop has integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 on the i7-2630QM as well as an NVIDIA GT540M. Whilst I don't think that either can support 3 displays directly, I was hoping that I might be able to offload one of the displays (or more) onto the graphics card.

After going into the NVIDIA control panel, I saw the below and thought there might be a way to rearrange it, but it appears not:

It would be much appreciated if someone could provide some guidance on whether or not this can be achieved, or indeed any other suggestions.

Solution

Your laptop Graphics card is limited to 2 displays you may want to look in to a usb to vga adapter You won't get great performance game / HD video wise on that display, but it will do the trick for web/e-mail/chat.

Comments

[Nonce]

Ah, I see. Thanks for clarifying; I had a feeling that this might be the issue. It seems that, rather unfortunately, my GPU is not supported.

[Brandon Kreisel]

Unfortunately most laptops don't. Glad I could help.

[Nonce]

This is the solution that I ended up using in the end. In case anyone is wondering, I am using the Kensington Multi-Display Adapter. Everything seems to function as normal and the 3rd monitor appears in the Display settings.