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PC Screen Problem

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  • thanks it looks like its F1 has a little pic of a laptop and then another screen. is is ctrl F1 or fn/f1? the monitor kind of comes to life when i plug the cable back in but doesn't display anthing then goes back to sleep.

    Edit: tried ctrl/f1 which i think is right - it takes the laptop screen back to full size (it gets reduced when I first plug the cable in) - pc monitor still dead tho.


    It would be the Fn /F1.
    "If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....

    "big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham
  • It would be the Fn /F1.

    when i use that combination i just get a microsoft help box with a message that says "topic not found"
  • macman
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    If you eliminate the PC problem and then the cable by working through them as above, you'll know it has to be the monitor.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • grizzly1911
    grizzly1911 Posts: 9,965 Forumite
    when i use that combination i just get a microsoft help box with a message that says "topic not found"

    Are you sure it is F1, used to be F8s on work laptops9 endless problems trying to do presenations with projectors embedded that one)and it is F5 on a Tosh I have now.
    "If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....

    "big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham
  • The first thing I would suggest to do would be to disconnect the monitor cable from the back of the PC and then turn on the monitor. Most monitors in this scenario will give you a message along the lines of 'no input' or 'check cable'. If you get a blank white screen at this point it is very likely the monitor is faulty.

    If you get a message on the screen, then you need to look at trying the monitor on another source or trying another monitor on your PC.
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