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    Force external screen in Bios m860tu

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by wingman4ever, Apr 12, 2014.

  1. wingman4ever

    wingman4ever Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    The screen of my laptop got broken some time ago.
    What I want to do is use my external monitor as my screen. But I just can't get my laptop to use the external monitor.
    I have a m860tu and used dvi hdmi but nothing worked.

    I also formatted my hard drive so I cant even get an OS installed now.
    I do know that I could force the external screen when I still had windows 7 installed.

    Please help!
     
    wingman4ever, Apr 12, 2014
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    only way i know is the shortcut keys Fn + F7 but without an operating system installed i have no idea about the bios so cant help there.
    this is from the user manual
     

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  3. Prema

    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    Disconnect the internal screen for good, works at least on the newer models.
     
    Prema, Apr 13, 2014
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  4. wingman4ever

    wingman4ever Notebook Consultant

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    So I just disconnected the screen completely and tested it. But it still doesn't working I tried it with Dvi and Hdmi cables.
    I guess it really does need a screen.

    But thanks for the replies, any other suggestions?
     
    wingman4ever, Jun 8, 2014
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  5. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    VGA usually goes through if you have it.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 8, 2014
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    wingman4ever Notebook Consultant

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    There is no VGA port only Dvi and Hdmi :(
     
    wingman4ever, Jun 8, 2014
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