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Dell X300 Monitor Out Shortcut???

post #1 of 4
12/1/08 at 4:50pm
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Hey,

Basically Ive had my X300 a couple of years now, and as is a common problem Ive discovered....the screen hinges became loose & eventually would barely support the screen
Now this I had no problem with, until one day the screen stopped working alltogether....absolutely nothing would happen when I powered on the laptop...not sure if it needs a new backlight or what the story is, but when I try to hook an external monitor upto the laptop it just keeps telling me its not receiving any signal.
Is there any shortcut I can hit on the keyboard to activate the "monitor out" port????

HOpe you guys can help me - thanks!
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post #2 of 4
12/2/08 at 11:09am
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Originally Posted by Ricer View Post
Hey,

Basically Ive had my X300 a couple of years now, and as is a common problem Ive discovered....the screen hinges became loose & eventually would barely support the screen
Now this I had no problem with, until one day the screen stopped working alltogether....absolutely nothing would happen when I powered on the laptop...not sure if it needs a new backlight or what the story is, but when I try to hook an external monitor upto the laptop it just keeps telling me its not receiving any signal.
Is there any shortcut I can hit on the keyboard to activate the "monitor out" port????

HOpe you guys can help me - thanks!
for this try a different cable and see. Also check the toggling of the display function as well when connecting to an external monitor.

cheers ...
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post #3 of 4
12/2/08 at 11:19am
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Thanks for taking the time to reply,

I know the cable works fine as its the one I use to connect my monitor to my desktop machine, I just popped it out of that & into the laptop.
How d'you mean "check the toggling of the display function as well when connecting to an external monitor." ???
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post #4 of 4
12/3/08 at 10:14pm
Fn + F8 is the key combo most common on Dells to swap between the internal and an external display.
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