Hi, I'm trying to bypass my laptop screen.

[jinny52]

Hi I am trying to bypass my laptop screen to view on tv. Laptop screen is broken but still won't allow to be viewed on tv. Any ideas what I can do. Not too compicated please!!!

[{S.G}Monkey]

Send it to get repaired...

[Disturbedguy]

There is usually a function key you can use on the laptop to tell it where to send the display image.

[Re-Invented]

Usually Fn + F4

lee

[jinny52]

Cheers for that It does bypass screen now but doesn't appear on tv screen. All I get is windows XP start up and then NO SIGNAL. Any more ideas

[oolon]

Cheers for that It does bypass screen now but doesn't appear on tv screen. All I get is windows XP start up and then NO SIGNAL. Any more ideas

Thats because windows "knows" about both screens and your second one has not been setup for use. I find the best way get windows to display on a second screen is to :-

From OFF
Connect external screen.
Open lid of laptop
Turn laptop on
Shut lid of laptop
(I mean shut the lid of the laptop before windows boots)

[Phage]

Thats because windows "knows" about both screens and your second one has not been setup for use. I find the best way get windows to display on a second screen is to :-

From OFF
Connect external screen.
Open lid of laptop
Turn laptop on
Shut lid of laptop
(I mean shut the lid of the laptop before windows boots)

Top tip there ! I'll use that myself.
Once you're in Windows you should open your display properties to make the TV your primary screen so you don't have to do this each time.