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    No P.O.S.T display when NP9280 is hooked up to an external monitor..

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by iHanzo, Jul 25, 2009.

  1. iHanzo

    iHanzo Notebook Guru

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    When I power up the monitor stays blank as the laptop boots and it turns on only a the Log In screen.

    Any ideas folks?
     
    iHanzo, Jul 25, 2009
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    HDMI or DVI?

    Did you try FN+F2 to toggle the display choice after powering on?

    Sounds like the port is passive till the display driver polls it after loading in to detect if a device is attached and then initializes it or it is inactive till the driver initializes it by default when loaded versus low level activation when a device is plugged in upon startup which shows POST screen along with BIOS access....

    ....pure speculation at this point of course.
     
    electrosoft, Jul 25, 2009
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Also check to see if there's an applicable setting in the BIOS setup/configuration.
     
    Shyster1, Jul 25, 2009
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  4. iHanzo

    iHanzo Notebook Guru

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    electrosoft - HDMI.

    Will check out the FN+F2.

    I was using FN+F7 before.

    Thanks guys.
     
    iHanzo, Jul 25, 2009
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    With FN+F2 (LCD on/off) and a combination of FN+F7 (Internal/External display), I was thinking with LCD to off, hopefully it would force an FN+F7 state to the external device.

    Keep us updated. :)
     
    electrosoft, Jul 25, 2009
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    What it does actually is show the P.O.S.T on the laptop screen, then shows the loading bars going back and forth to load Windows, then the screen shuts off and the External monitor turns on at the Log In screen.

    No big deal now though.
     
    iHanzo, Jul 26, 2009
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