Colour on lap top gone wonky.

[Kevin Milkins]

You need to connect the Monitor direct into the back of the LapTop. CPU satnds for Central Processing Unit, in other words this is the Main Chip in your Computer and should have nothing to do with any connection.

It makes no difference what your PC has as a Operating System as you would not be connecting the computer to the LapTop. Only the Monitor would be connected.

So you would take the Monitor connection out of the back of the PC and Connect this cable to the back of your LapTop, there should only be one place to fit this connection on your LatTop.

Once done fire up your LapTop and you should get a Picture on your Monitor and you should be able to see if it is the same quality as your LapTop screen.

Thanks Kodiak
I have done all of the above but it still says "no siganl"

Or to quote David Walliams "The computer says no"lol

[Bobinovich]

You often have to switch the output of the video adapter from the internal screen to an external one. This is usually achieved by holding the Fn key (usually at the bottom left of your keyboard) and a function 'F' key (top row) with a symbol which has a rectangle with a vertical line either side (usually although some may differ - you may need to refer to the manual).

So once you've identified the right 'F' key, hold the Fn key & press the relevant 'F' key which should switch the output to the external screen...



Pressing the key combination again usually activates both internal & external screens, and one last press will return it to internal screen only.

[Kevin Milkins]

Thanks Bob.
As a last resort I rebooted and that worked.

I can't remember if it was good news or bad now.

The monitor on my PC is showing everything as it should so this means it's either the strappy thing or the moniter.

Not sure how good or bad it is ,but at least for the time being I can use my laptop ok at home.

Thank you all for your input.

Kind regards KM

[Kevin Milkins]

Yippeeeeeeeeee.
I have been useing my lap top connected to my PC monitor for about 3 weeks and it has been giving me a crick in the neck.

All of a sudden and for no good reason, the laptop screen stated to flicker and it came back to the correct colour and seems to be working fine now.

Thanks everyone that took the time to advise me and I am one happy bunny just now.

[blueivy]

Yippeeeeeeeeee.
I have been useing my lap top connected to my PC monitor for about 3 weeks and it has been giving me a crick in the neck.

All of a sudden and for no good reason, the laptop screen stated to flicker and it came back to the correct colour and seems to be working fine now.

Thanks everyone that took the time to advise me and I am one happy bunny just now.

I don't want to be the bearer of Doom BUT my old laptop did exactly the same thing. In fact, the last time I checked it, it hadn't had this problem for months. The problem usually went away anywhere for between a few hours to a few days.

But, it maybe be months before it comes back so work with it while you can!

[Tony]

If it operates normally on an external monitor and intermitent then it may be the flexible membrane that has a small crack with all the flexing of opening and closing. The back light connector is just two wires but the signal one contains the membrane between the main board and the screen. Just a thought.