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Laptop display on a monitor

  • 04-04-2013 10:12AM
    #1
    karlkavo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 133 ✭✭


    I have a laptop (Compaq Pesario) with a cracked screen and a broken keyboard. The motherboard and everything else works. I don't really want to spend money on repairing it as I just want to use it as a media player. I have connected it to a monitor and a usb keyboard but I can't get it to push the image out to the monitor because the keyboard is wrecked and I can't use the FN+F4 keys.
    Is there another way of doing this without repairing it?
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  • #2
    yellowlabrador
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭yellowlabrador


    Add a keyboard? I use a wireless keyboard and mouse and a monitor with my laptop.


  • #3
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,125 ✭✭✭mordeith


    yellowlabrador wrote: »
    Add a keyboard? I use a wireless keyboard and mouse and a monitor with my laptop.

    OP has a USB keyboard connected

    Have you tried going into the display options via Control Panel? There may be an option to select the display to output to an external monitor.

    EDIT: I'm presuming that the cracked screen isn't so badly damaged that you can't see what's on it


  • #4
    karlkavo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 133 ✭✭karlkavo


    I can only see about 30% of the top of the screen.


  • #5
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,125 ✭✭✭mordeith


    karlkavo wrote: »
    I can only see about 30% of the top of the screen.

    It's worth right clicking on the desktop on a part that you can see and go into graphics properties from the menu. You may be able to see enough of the dialog box to look for output options


  • #6
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    On some HP/Compaq laptops, the Fn key can be emulated via CLT + ALT on an external keyboard.


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  • #7
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Without the fn key you'll probably be stuck, if you have Windows 7 installed on the external keyboard press Windows Key and P similitaniously, and use the arrow keys (left and right) to see if it changes source, don't think XP has such a feature

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