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    Screen Cracked on notebook - Use external monitor?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by yensed, Jan 19, 2012.

  1. yensed

    yensed Notebook Geek

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    A family friend of mine brought me an old dell notebook with a cracked screen and asked me to recover the files. After doing so she asked me if I could use any parts or have it recycled someplace - I agreed. Its an Insperon 1501 and has no "parts" I can salvage since its about 6 years old now. I was trying to think of interesting things to do with it but the screen is unusable and there is no OS installed. Are there any techniques such as disconnecting the built-in monitor that might make it use the VGA output from power-on?

    Thanks
    -D
     
    yensed, Jan 19, 2012
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    There is nothing stopping you from removing the screen and using it with an external monitor. Otherwise, you could probably get $50 to $60 for it as it is on eBay.
     
    Commander Wolf, Jan 19, 2012
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  3. yensed

    yensed Notebook Geek

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    If I disconnect the monitor it will default to VGA so I can get into the bios and everything?
     
    yensed, Jan 20, 2012
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    dave-p Notebook Deity

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    if not you can always use the Fn + Fx key to switch to external monitor

    usually once you select the external monitor it boots up on that display
     
    dave-p, Jan 20, 2012
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