Connecting external monitor to a laptop

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YoVincenzo

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When we connect an older ADI 19" monitor to a Vista laptop, it shows no images even though the monitor power light is green, indicating a video signal.

I played with all the display settings (refresh rate, resolution), the function-F5 key to select the display, etc. In display properties it shows the monitor as a non-pnp generic monitor.

When I connect a different monitor to the laptop it runs instantly.

When I connect the ADI monitor to a different laptop, an older WinME laptop, it works fine instantly.

I looked online to find a monitor driver, but when I tried to install it, Vista said it already had the most up to date driver installed. And monitors usually run anyway even without the driver, so I am not sure if looking for a driver is the way to go.

Any ideas?
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YoVincenzo said:
When we connect an older ADI 19" monitor to a Vista laptop, it shows no images even though the monitor power light is green, indicating a video signal.

I played with all the display settings (refresh rate, resolution), the function-F5 key to select the display, etc. In display properties it shows the monitor as a non-pnp generic monitor.

When I connect a different monitor to the laptop it runs instantly.

When I connect the ADI monitor to a different laptop, an older WinME laptop, it works fine instantly.

I looked online to find a monitor driver, but when I tried to install it, Vista said it already had the most up to date driver installed. And monitors usually run anyway even without the driver, so I am not sure if looking for a driver is the way to go.

Any ideas?
Thanks
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Might be of more use if we knew your system specs (lower left corner) so we know what video card, memory, etc

Ken
 

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Hello YoVincenzo,
Can you right click desktop > Personalisation > Display Settings, and tell me how many monitors are showing there, thanks.
 

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I am not at the location, it is my friend's computer. But I remember it very well.

In Display Settings, it shows two monitors. When I click the first one, it shows Multiple monitors on Intel 965. When I click the second one, it shows non-pnp generic. I've played quite a bit with the settings for the second monitor, for refresh rate, resolution, and more. Also tried different settings on Fn+F5 video output setting, but to no avail. I found one setting in the BIOS for auto detect of external monitor or always on external monitor, made no difference. (The laptop works fine with a different external monitor)

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Have you tried a restart with the second monitor plugged in ?.
I seem to remember i had a similar problem and a simple restart fixed it, i get the feeling it's not going to be that easy, but i would kick myself if it was, and i didn't say anything lol.
 

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    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
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    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
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    1680x1050
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non pnp (plug and play) suggests it may need drivers , if its non pnp yuor bios will effectively ignore it , so its no use tweaking that :(
 

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    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
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A few laptops I have worked with, not recently, had a button in the Windows properties in the section for display size and the video card. You had to click on the button to activate the external monitor connector on the laptop.

I haven't seen it in several years, so it might have been done away with.

Glad to see you got it working !
 

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    EVGA 1 gig GeForce 210
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    Vizio 21" tv
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 resolution
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    1 terabyte sata in 1 partition
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    fans that came with it
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    basic USB
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OK your post made me realize my last post was misleading. I was just writing what the the dialog was reporting, that Windows Device Manager says the device is working correctly, but nothing has changed-The monitor is still not working.

Sorry for any confusion. I was wondering why there were no more responses.:confused:
 

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Hello YoVincenzo,
I keep coming back to this post, frustrating as it is.
Does the video adaptor properties have any adjustments, frequency, or anything that might be useful ?.
 

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    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor
    300 Gig Maxtor
    300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
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    Logitech G5
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    20Mbps
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By frequency, do you mean refresh rate? I've adjusted refresh rate and resolution quite a bit, with no luck. Also any other settings I could find in display properties.

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This is driving me nuts, (i dread to think whats it's doing to your head), you have tried it on an older machine, can you try it on a newish machine, maybe it's just a compatibility thing, but for the life of me i just don't buy that. If it's getting a signal it's gotta firkin well work, :mad: or at least you would think so.
No bent pins anywhere ?.
 

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    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor
    300 Gig Maxtor
    300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
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