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    6625WD starting on external monitor?

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by Klemme, Dec 11, 2007.

  1. Klemme

    Klemme Newbie

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    Is it possible to start/boot using an external monitor?

    I can only seem to get my pc on the internal monitor and then press Fn-F4 to switch to an external monitor. Is there any way to avoid this and just start on the external monitor whenever I boot the pc?

    Thanks,
    Klemme
     
    Klemme, Dec 11, 2007
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  2. ChristopherGrant

    ChristopherGrant Notebook Consultant

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    I've had the same problem. It seems that occasionally if I shutdown with
    the external monitor already being my primary (not using the laptop monitor)
    it will about 50% of the time boot up being still my primary. I'm not sure
    why this is.

    I know that when I hybernate it always come out being correct, if that helps.
     
    ChristopherGrant, Dec 11, 2007
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  3. Rene S - Zepto

    Rene S - Zepto Company Representative

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    We've contacted Nvidia and the VBIOS for the GeForce 8xxx GPU does not support Multimonitor during POST, this is why you can't get it to work.
     
    Rene S - Zepto, Dec 12, 2007
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  4. Klemme

    Klemme Newbie

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    OK, thanks René, then I must use the Fn-F4 combo.

    Did they say anything about supporting it in the future or is it a hardware thing?
     
    Klemme, Dec 12, 2007
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  5. Rene S - Zepto

    Rene S - Zepto Company Representative

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    We got a "No expected future support" answer from Nvidia.
     
    Rene S - Zepto, Dec 12, 2007
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  6. Laellis

    Laellis Notebook Enthusiast

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    Damn, Zeptos customer service seems just unbelievable. I wouldn't even dare to expect something like this from anywhere else.
     
    Laellis, Dec 12, 2007
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