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    Laptop screen too dim- problem setting up LCD monitor

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by dennish, May 7, 2011.

  1. dennish

    dennish Newbie

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    I have a gateway laptop model MX6629 with a screen that has gone extremely dim. In order to still use the laptop, I want to connect to a LCD monitor, (NEC LCD5V). When I connect it to the LCD , there is a normal image on the monitor during the boot, but when it finally boots, ie, goes to the "choose user" screen the LCD monitor says "no signal".
    Does anybody have any suggestions? Thanks a lot
     
    dennish, May 7, 2011
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  2. ReaperWolf

    ReaperWolf Notebook Consultant

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    Have you tried the function key, and the up arrow? thats usually the screen brightness, or try and go into the power options and see if something got changed.
     
    ReaperWolf, May 7, 2011
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    dennish Newbie

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    Thanks for replying. I just tried the function key and up arrow- no result. I can't see enough of the screen details to do anything.
     
    dennish, May 7, 2011
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