I have a D600 and want to stream video to an external monitor. Which function key would shut off the laptop monitor and stream to my tv via an s cable

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 a few times. Here is a list of key combinations for some of the laptops :- IBM ThinkPad = Fn + F7 HP and Compaq = Fn + F4 Toshiba = Fn + F5 ASUS and 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 a few times. 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

Right-mouse click anywhere on the Windows "wallpaper".
Click "Properties".
Click "Settings".
You should see TWO screens -- one for the internal LCD screen,
and one for the SVGA output.
Click "extend my Windows desktop onto this screen".
Then, you can pick-up your "streaming-video" window
and "drop" it onto the second screen.

Get an VGA cable and connect your external monitor to your laptop via a VGA port that is usually used for digital projectors. In this VGA port, you can initiate dual monitors.

Then look at your keyboard and look an icon in your function keys (F1 to F12) that looks like a pair of an LCD and a TV like this {LCD icon/ TV icon}. In most laptop keyboards, this is located in F4.

When found, and with the external monitor hooked to the laptop via VGA port using a VGA cable, press and hold down the FN key and press the function key where the icons described above is located. Example, FN + F4 to toggle a single and a dual monitor.

Give it a try.

Yes, you need to press the key combination for your laptop to direct the video output through the external VGA port. It varies by laptop, but it usually involves the use of the Function (Fn) key and another key like F4...look for a picture of a screen in the same color as your function key.

Hi there if you have plugged into your external vga port all you have to do is press fn + f8 that should now show the image on both laptop and external ie projector



Regards Al "alstech"


Display Functions
<Fn><F8>
Switches the video image to the next display in the following sequence: the integrated display only, the integrated display and an external CRT monitor simultaneously, an external CRT monitor only, the integrated display and an external DVI monitor simultaneously, and an external DVI monitor only.
<Fn> + up-arrow key
Increases brightness on the integrated display only (not on an external monitor)
<Fn> + down-arrow key
Decreases brightness on the integrated display only (not on an external monitor)

Once they are connected via a S-video cable, you need to hold down the Function button on the keyboard (near the lower left corner, beside the Windows key) and press the key along the top that has the picture of the external monitor. These function buttons are used in conjunction with the function key (hence the writing is the same colour) much the same as a control key or a shift key.
The button will toggle through 3 modes - internal display only, external display only, and both displays.

Hold down the dispay/ext. monitor key in the top row after bootup along with any other function key necessary to change display from laptop display to external display until you snap into the external display.

Reconfigure external display as startup display in My Computer -- Display
reboot to tst reconfiguration.

First , I would visulally check the fans and heat sink fins... see if they are Dusty,clean them if needed... then try booting to an external video source, like a Desktop Monitor.. Connect it to your laptops serial port then press the Function Key and F5..to see if your video card is ok...

please right-click on my computer and click on the properties, there click on hardware to see hardware that are not properlly installed or driven. if all hardware are driven than get back for further directives. but it might that the s-video is not driven that is why it is not functioning or responding. good luck