laptop screen broken wont display on external screen

[siearraleigh]

My windows laptop screen is broken and I use an external screen and never had a problem but this morning it won't work it usually shows up when its at the log in screen but nothing. Maybe its updating but I can't tell I've tried restarting it a thousand times and nothing please help !!!! I don't I know what to v do

 

[laviniuc]

there's a key combination to enable / disable the external output, fn+f6 usually try that

edit: can you hear the hdd when windows starts? leds blinking etc?

 

[siearraleigh]

Thefnf6 didn't work but it makes noise and lights are booking
[qucotemsg=12960410,0,1496378]there's a key combination to enable / disable the external output, fn+f6 usually try that

edit: can you hear the hdd when windows starts? leds blinking etc?[/quotemsg]

 

[laviniuc]

so then your windows is starting, look at the f keys, which one has a monitor on it? that's the f to use with fn to enable/disable the external monitor...

or share the exact model please and i can search (or http://bit.ly/1l0UwPt )

 

[siearraleigh]

Hp something I'm not sure

there's a key combination to enable / disable the external output, fn+f6 usually try that

edit: can you hear the hdd when windows starts? leds blinking etc?

 

[siearraleigh]

No Windows start up sounds are being heard and other computers can connect to the monitor. I'm pretty sure that the laptop isn't getting to the log in page.

 

[James Mason]

Look on the bottom of your laptop, there should be some stickers with the model number listed on it, like "HP Envy-1337" (madeup but whatever)
It's also possible they make a Docking Station for your laptop, so you can just plug it into that and then hookup the monitor and keyboard to it and you don't have to open your laptop.

I use one but I have an HP business class laptop: http://h30094.www3.hp.com/searchresults.aspx?store_id=27&pagemode=ca&search=showcase&oneclick=1

 

[ShennyGordon]

On my little Dell I made it work with FN F1...

Thefnf6 didn't work but it makes noise and lights are booking
[qucotemsg=12960410,0,1496378]there's a key combination to enable / disable the external output, fn+f6 usually try that

edit: can you hear the hdd when windows starts? leds blinking etc?

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