KaitanFox Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Does anyone know if it is possible to connect a computer tower to a laptop and use the laptop as the screen and keybored and the tower as the computer to run games??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 In my experience, no because a laptop is all connected together; to it's motherboard. I'm no expert though so I'll wait for the hardware experts to respond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnLight Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I don't think it is possible. Reason being, the laptops VGA / HDMI or other connectors are for output only, rather than for an input. So you will not be able to display another image from another system on the laptop screen because of this. Apparently it is possible to display your desktop screen to your laptop via network, as stated in this external forum thread: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1983528/laptop-screen-desktop-monitor.html?_ga=2.196700783.2101808196.1496744809-1923814083.1494916148 Regarding your question about using the laptop as a keyboard for your desktop - Try take a look at this application and experiment around with it: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35460 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaitanFox Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Do you mean games from the tower or for the tower to help run games on laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnLight Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 12 minutes ago, stickhead2 said: Do you mean games from the tower or for the tower to help run games on laptop? I mean as if: You play games on your tower and your laptop displays these games (laptop acts like a display screen). Also: The tower 'helping' to run games on the laptop is not what I mean and it is also not possible. Two completely different systems cannot be connected together to process / render applications running on one system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaitanFox Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Oh o i get it now, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTime4name Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 It's not possible to connect a laptop screen to a desktop, not without actually ripping the screen out and using some DIY solution that is. As for the keyboard there's again no way to connect it, but you could try a program called 'Mouse without Borders' which allows you to use the same keyboard/mouse on mutliple systems. (see the link to Microsoft @EnLight posted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaitanFox Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 ok thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robcb Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 It actually depends on your laptop, if you're using HDMI cable then there should be no problem. If you're using VGA cable, your laptop should be a couple of years recent and have both VGA input and output on it. Though you can't use your laptop's keyboard on your desktop, you can only use your laptop as a monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaitanFox Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Yeah that's what i meant, use the laptop as the monitor and the tower as the computer but would it work with a HP laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creatured Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 resource sharing like that impossible @stickhead2 you will need to mod the laptop to maybe mod the EDP connector to DVI In Game Status: || || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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