Laptop Display Not working properly. Fine on external monitor.

[ekimr]

Hi

Have had a laptop for 2 years now, and my normal resolution display has gone wonkey!

The actual desktop screen fills approx. 25% of the actual screen (ie small envelope size in the middle of the screen). The rest is just a large black outer square.

If I attach an external monitor it displays perfectly.

What has gone wrong that I can fix? or has my laptop had it.

 

[ski]

Before giving up the ghost on your laptop's display screen, make sure that it's configured with the correct resolution(1024x768 for 15", 1280x1024 for 17&quot in Display Properties/Settings, and with the correct refresh rate in DP/Settings/Advanced/Adapter(check your laptop's documantation for the correct RR).

If they're ok, then the screen may be bad.

 

[rockerfellerz]

Does sound like a config. issue. If the above advice gives no joy then a re-install of the video drivers might help.

If you're going through Hell...keep going... (Winston Churchill)
RocKeRFelLerZ

 

[ceh4702]

The connectors on laptops that gro from the display to the motherboard are sometimes problematic and have to be replaced.

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