* Asus N61JQ Owners Lounge *

[PantsOnFire]

Eyefinity will not work on this laptop. It needs to have a display port output which it does not have. There are no workarounds short of rewiring the interfaces on the graphics chip.

What you need is an external Video Adapter. I know PowerNotebooks sells ViBook USB adapter. I've never tried them myself.

Wait eyefinity is supported on this gpu. "...the HD 5730 offers...Eyefinity for up to 6 monitors..." So it will work, I just need the adapter, right?

[Turbogear]

Have you tried the new graphics driver? Click this to access driver updates that are not posted on the N61JQ part of the support site (ASUS' support site is very poorly organized). There are a lot of updates here, including the graphics driver. Click "VGA", then download the newest one that has a driver version similar to your current driver (usually in the driver download filename). E.g. on the VGA page, the latest update is version V8.692.1.0. There is also a new chipset driver (V9.1.1.1025), hotkey stuff (ATK_Package), and others.

For the N71JQ also the driver page is not up to date.
Actually, there are even newer versions than what is found on the page you linked above.

If you want the latest version of Power4Gear Hybrid and ATK drivers then look at what I posted in N71JQ Lounge here:
ASUS N71JQ Owners Lounge

[Adamal]

Wait eyefinity is supported on this gpu. "...the HD 5730 offers...Eyefinity for up to 6 monitors..." So it will work, I just need the adapter, right?

The chip supports it, if it has a display port output. This laptop does not have a display port output, so no, you cannot use Eyefinity.

[stevedogg]

I don't understand the ASUS policy here.
The N71JQ comes with 120W supply where as the N61JQ which has same specs except for a smaller screen and one less hard disk comes with 90W supply.

More screen = more backlighting. The extra HDD also draws more power, and there's probably not a power adapter between 90 W and 120 W, so it just jumps to 120 W. If the 120 W adapter also outputs 19 VDC (which I assume it does), you could just buy another adapter if you are having power throttling problems, e.g. this.

[Adamal]

I don't understand the ASUS policy here.
The N71JQ comes with 120W supply where as the N61JQ which has same specs except for a smaller screen and one less hard disk comes with 90W supply.

I wonder how much a draw difference the monitor adds.

[Adamal]

How do you find out the Wattage on the power supply? Mine only lists the volts and amps.

[stevedogg]

For the N71JQ also the driver page is not up to date.
Actually, there are even newer versions than what is found on the page you linked above.

If you want the latest version of Power4Gear Hybrid and ATK drivers then look at what I posted in N71JQ Lounge here:
ASUS N71JQ Owners Lounge

I found that both sites have newer versions than the other /groan. E.g. your link has a newer Power4Gear Hybrid (1.1.32 vs 1.1.30), but my link has a newer ATK Package (1.0.0003 vs 1.0.0002). If you want the newest stuff, you should probably check both lol.

[stevedogg]

How do you find out the Wattage on the power supply? Mine only lists the volts and amps.

Multiply DC voltage by DC current to get the max (e.g. 19 V times 4.74 A = 90 W). The voltage is fixed, but the current will vary depending on the draw from the laptop, up to a maximum value stated on the adapter.

[Adamal]

Multiply DC voltage by DC current to get the max (e.g. 19 V times 4.74 A = 90 W). The voltage is fixed, but the current will vary depending on the draw from the laptop, up to a maximum value stated on the adapter.

That is what I thought, thanks for confirming.

[stevedogg]

I wonder how much a draw difference the monitor adds.

It is most likely negligible. Certainly less than 1 W.