basic Display Properties->Settings question

[I Throw Thumbers]

This should be an easy one:

I'm on a Dell laptop with XP. No monitor is plugged into the VGA port
on the back. My laptop's LCD is working fine.

In Display Properties->Settings, there seem to be 2 displays that I can
change settings for:
1. Plug and Play monitor on Mobile Intel(r) 915GM/GMS 910GML Express
Chipset
2. (default monitor) on Mobile Intel(r) 915GM/GMS 910GML Express
Chipset

What's going on here? Why does it show 2 displays if my eyes only see
1? Careful - your answers here will probably lead to many more
questions, possibly involving EDID files.
-drew

 

[Guest]

Eventhough there is no display plugged in your VGA output the adapter shows
the settings available for that output. Perfectly normal.

 

[I Throw Thumbers]

Which one is my laptop's LCD?

Eventhough there is no display plugged in your VGA output the adapter shows
the settings available for that output. Perfectly normal.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Most PC, including laptops, can now usually handle two (or more) monitors.
Since the laptop has a external VGA port, XP will set up a monitor setting for
this one.