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    external monitor issue with np2090

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by curlybrace, Jan 17, 2008.

  1. curlybrace

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    why doesnt the np2090 display anything on an external monitor untill an operating system has loaded?
    with windows it functions when the mouse cursor shows and with ubuntu it shows on the login screen.
     
    curlybrace, Jan 17, 2008
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Most likely there's no support for an external monitor in BIOS.
     
    Shyster1, Jan 18, 2008
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  3. curlybrace

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    lame! is this commonplace in notebooks? is this a feature i could possibly expect in a bios update?
     
    curlybrace, Jan 19, 2008
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