How can I make my external monitor as the default one on my notebook?

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How can I make my external monitor as the default one on my notebook? Anonymous 03/17/16 (Thu) 16:47:56 No.545142

I have a Samsung np300e5a and its monitor is broken. So I wanted to use an ext. monitor as a display but once I power it on, the monitor starts displaying only after the boot process.

If, for example, I want to access the BIOS, how can I?

The same goes for USB keyboard and mouse. They get recognized only after the boot. I suppose that's because there's a fast-boot option enabled which doesn't load all the drivers on boot. I tried to locate the lid sensor, but I couldn't find it. Can anyone spot it?

Anonymous 03/17/16 (Thu) 16:54:21 No.545144

install a good operating system like Windows 7. linux is shit programmed by amateur basement dwelling losers and has notoriously bad compatibility with laptops/notebooks.

Anonymous 03/17/16 (Thu) 17:04:54 No.545148

>>545144

Will it seriously make a difference?

After having installed Windows, what should I do?

Anonymous 03/17/16 (Thu) 17:45:29 No.545166

Such are the trevails with sem-unique problems.

The laptop doesn't let you manually switch the display to external with a key combination? I haven't had a laptop in ten years, so I don't know how they handle this now.

Anonymous 03/17/16 (Thu) 17:50:15 No.545168

>>545166

It does, but only after the BOOT process, thus making it ineffective to access the BIOS.

That's because there's some kinda "fast boot" option enabled in the BIOS, but I'm still unable to access it. Or, better: I can access it by hitting the keys at startup but can't see it on the ext. monitor.

Anonymous 03/17/16 (Thu) 18:23:02 No.545178

There's no way? Nobody can help?

Anonymous 03/17/16 (Thu) 18:49:00 No.545187

video=LVDS-1:d

Anonymous 03/17/16 (Thu) 18:56:27 No.545190

Well, the only solution then, is to repair or replace the display. Alternately, put the laptop on a shelf somewhere and never think about it again. Without visual output, or another identical system to provide you with a map for blind keypresses, not much else to do.

I mean, shit, a refurbished Core2 laptop is like two days' pay at a call center.

Anonymous 03/17/16 (Thu) 19:01:51 No.545191

The external output is not initialized until the OS driver loads. Whether it can be used during boot process depends on multiple factors. Get a compatible flat panel and plug it into your motherboard (the connector types are pretty universal) to use BIOS setup or buy it an fix your screen for good.

Anonymous 03/17/16 (Thu) 19:09:42 No.545198

>>545144

If there's a way to do it, it's probably in the bios. Which is unfortunate for someone in your situation.

Anonymous 03/17/16 (Thu) 23:57:56 No.545380

>>545142

have you tried pulling out the monitor ribbon and booting?

Anonymous 03/18/16 (Fri) 00:06:47 No.545388

>>545144

Butthurt windows fag detected. Ignore them, they are literally the low level scum of tech now.

Anonymous 03/18/16 (Fri) 00:10:31 No.545390

unplug the laptop display.

even if the monitor is broken (it's usually just the transformer) the electronics that run it are probably there, and probably calling the bios during post and saying "gimme all the motherfucking screen data".

usually without a screen most laptops default to external w/e but some of the really old ones need vga.

>>545148

>>545191

incorrect

>>545380

bingo

I've pulled laptop mobos before, last week I tore down a dv6. I want to recase it and solder in a 4way ps2 controller adapter to make a retroarch console. the biggest problem is wifi. waiting on parts from taiwan and the US.