How to hook up external monitor to laptop - Toshiba Computers & Internet

might try looking for teardown video on your laptop model

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

Plug in the external monitor to the monitor port. Open display properties and set the display to use either 2 monitors (internal and external) pr just to use the external monitor. If just using the external monitor, you can usually us the FN key and one of the function keys to switch to the external monitor.

Connect the external monitor to the video port (15 pin Dsub connector) on your laptop. Power up the external monitoe first and the boot up the laptop. The video data will automatically divert to the external monitor.

Laptops dating back some 10yrs ago had VGA ports on them. Unless your Toshiba is a dinosaur, it should also contain the VGA port. From this port, you could hook up an external desktop style monitor and still use your laptop.

The only I can think of is the resolution setting that your T400 is putting out that your NEC does not like andcannot display, look at the T42 resolution when the NEC is hooked up to it and try to set it to be the same in the T400.

Yes, on the right side of your laptop is a vga port for an external monitor.

Only way is to replace your lcd screen if you dont want to spend on a external video card,heres a parts break down of your machine ,

http://supportapj.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins8500/en/8500/sm/system.htm#999507

Cheers Misterdj
Honestly buy the external card or a second 8600 and transplant the lcd
Please rate me thanks

Can you please share the Make and model of the Laptop?

hold dowm the Fn key and keep tapping on the F5 key..