How do I connect my laptop to a Monitor

might try looking for teardown video on your laptop model

15-pin dsub (monitor connection on laptop - connect monitor there.
Then, find key with 'fn' in blue - find another key with image of two monitors (should be f5 key) - hold 'fn' key while pressing the two monitor key - will activate external monitor.

Connecting an External Monitor or Data Projector
You can switch to an external monitor or data projector by two methods. 1. Connect the external monitor to the laptop's video port, power up the external monitor first and the laptop. The video information will automatically switch to the external monitor. 2. If you power up the laptop first then you can switch the video output to the external monitor by pressing the Fn key and one of the Function keys, depending upon your make and model laptop. You can also toggle between the external monitor or both LCD screen plus the external monitor or back to LCD screen only by pressing the Fn key plus one of the function key. Here is a list of key combinations for some of the laptops :- IBM ThinkPad = Fn + F7 HP and Compaq = Fn + F4 Toshiba = Fn + F5 Dell = Fn + F8

Connecting an External Monitor or Data Projector
You can switch to an external monitor or data projector by two methods. 1. Connect the external monitor to the laptop's video port, power up the external monitor first and the laptop. The video information will automatically switch to the external monitor. 2. If you power up the laptop first then you can switch the video output to the external monitor by pressing the Fn key and one of the Function keys, depending upon your make and model laptop. You can also toggle between the external monitor or both LCD screen plus the external monitor or back to LCD screen only by pressing the Fn key plus one of the function key. Here is a list of key combinations for some of the laptops :- IBM ThinkPad = Fn + F7 HP and Compaq = Fn + F4 Toshiba = Fn + F5 Dell = Fn + F8

Connecting an External Monitor or Data Projector
You can switch to anexternal monitor or data projector by two methods.1. Connect the externalmonitor to the laptop's video port, power up the external monitor first and thelaptop. The video information will automatically switch to the externalmonitor.2. If you power up thelaptop first then you can switch the video output to the external monitor bypressing the Fn key and one of the Function keys, depending upon your make andmodel laptop. You can also toggle between the external monitor or both LCD screenplus the external monitor or back to LCD screen only by pressing the Fn keyplus one of the function key. Here is a list of keycombinations for some of the laptops :-IBM ThinkPad = Fn + F7HP and Compaq = Fn + F4Toshiba = Fn + F5Dell = Fn + F8

if u r connecting a laptop to an external monitor...just connect the monitor cable to the monitor jack in the laptop and u need to make changes to the display in the control panel...
Control Panel/Display/Setting tab/Advanced/Monitor or Display Tab...there u will get the choice to send the signal to either the monitor or laptop display...
chose and freez the choice....

Connecting the laptop to an external monitor hooked uip to the VGA connector at the back of the laptop cannot damage the laptop, even if the monitor is connected to a different power supply, as on the VGA port and cable there is not high voltage being carried.

connect the audio cable to laptop and LCD monitor...

.35mm male to male jack

connect the cable to your laptops headphone jack and the other end of cable to the monitor


the VGA and DVI cable are for video only

Yes it is possible to connect a laptop to a monitor by way of the VGA port on the back or side of the laptop. but unfortunately no you cannot connect cable to the monitor.