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    close lid and switch to external monitor automatically ? Y580

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by link626, Sep 5, 2012.

  1. link626

    link626 Asus GL502VM, Lenovo Y580, Asus K53TA

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    How do you make it switch to external monitor when you close the laptop lid ?

    on my asus, it automatically switches to external monitor.
    but on the y580, it does nothing.

    how do you make it work .....
     
    link626, Sep 5, 2012
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    voozers Notebook Consultant

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    I dunno if you figured it out but Just press Fn + F3 and you can switch to external. Also make sure you set the laptop to NOT sleep under battery when the lid is closed (just to be safe). I don't think there's auto switch.
     
    voozers, Sep 7, 2012
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    Jaybs Notebook Consultant

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    I use an external monitor and changed the settings in the Intel Graphics and Media Control Panel under 'Displays' > 'Multiple Displays'. I set the Operating Mode to single display with the primary display being my external monitor and when I close the lid, it switches to the external monitor. I unplug the HDMI port, and it switches to my laptop.
     
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  4. link626

    link626 Asus GL502VM, Lenovo Y580, Asus K53TA

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    yeah, that's not what i'm looking for. I don't want to use external lcd as primary.

    I know FN+F3 does what I want, but I have to change it manually. I want it to be automatic, like 99% of laptops out there.

    my default mode is 'extended desktop'.
    I use dual monitor, with the laptop being the primary display.

    on my 2 older laptops,
    when i close the laptop lid, it automatically stops extended desktop mode, and makes the external lcd the primary display, and displays my desktop on the external lcd.
    when i open the laptop lid again, extended desktop mode starts again, and I'm back to dual screen.

    this is the first laptop I've owned with Intel graphics.
    So i dunno if it's possible to make it work
     
    link626, Sep 7, 2012
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    Jaybs Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, that type of information would've helped earlier...ill play around with my Y580 tonight and see if there's a way.

    Sent from my GT-P3113 using Tapatalk 2
     
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  6. link626

    link626 Asus GL502VM, Lenovo Y580, Asus K53TA

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    I also noticed that when I only select laptop as primary display, (single monitor mode), but have the external lcd plugged into hdmi.......... when I close the lid, it also does not automatically switch to the external lcd.

    anyone else have this issue?



    edit: crap. http://support.lenovo.com/pt_BR/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&LegacyDocID=MIGR-64579

    i think this is default Lenovo behavior. They most likely programmed the bios so that screen does not automatically switch.

    I have to manually do it with windows+P.
     
    link626, Sep 7, 2012
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