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Balto
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so my friend has a Compaq Presario V6000 and the screen is broken how can I force it to display on an external monitor from boot up without being able to see anything on the built in monitor? +K for help
Jul 28 2009 7:25PM
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Piste.Off
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install the external monitors drivers then from control panel change the default monitor to the external one and you should be set
Jul 28 2009 7:43PM
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SkierX
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I don't know if it works while outside of an OS, but holding the function key and the external display key would be it.

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Essentially. If that doesn't work outside of an OS though, I've got nothing.
Jul 28 2009 7:45PM
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Holte
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If the external display key doesn't work, you could do it blindly via keyboard commands in display properties. Work next to a computer with a working monitor so you can map out the keyboard commands for the comp with the dead monitor. For instance, this just worked on my computer: Right click (on the desktop), up-arrow, enter, shift+tab, right-arrow four times, tab, down-arrow, tab four times, spacebar, enter.

This method may take a while to get right though.
Jul 28 2009 8:03PM
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Crack.
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just wondering, how does your friend like that laptop? I'm about to purchase a laptop from the Compaq Presario series and I am just wondering how he likes it.
Jul 28 2009 8:05PM
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Balto
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he hated it

turns out it wasnt just the screen, after further test we found the motherboard is fucked, now he just has to get an esata cord to copy his 90 gigs of music!
Jul 28 2009 9:24PM
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yellav
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no you're definitely thinking of alt+f4. way better command!
Jul 28 2009 9:27PM
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uni-corn
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Delete System32.
Jul 30 2009 8:36PM
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caucasian_chad
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Jul 30 2009 8:38PM
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chapz
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function and f4, or f5, or f7..... look at his keyboard for a blue thing that has like two pictures of screens on it, then press function and that button once or twice.
Jul 30 2009 8:40PM
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