I used a Samsung NP300E5A-A02UB laptop for over a year through an external monitor, ever since the screen broke on it. Never had any problems with it besides that. Until one day I, not thinking about it, shut down my PC through holding down the power button, because it was being too slow, couldn't even shut it down normally. But little did I know, doing that would make sure I can't use it again, as far as I can tell. Because I shut it down using the power button, I'm assuming the screen came up, the one either to repair or tell me the pc shut down incorrectly, or bios, or whatever it is. But since my external monitor doesn't turn on until after my pc is signing in, it won't turn on. Normally it would just kick on automatically when signing in. So I'm completely blind to what I'm doing and can't get my monitor on. Literally all I need is a sneak peak at it to get it to turn on all the way, but I don't know how. I've tried a few things already, that I've found online, but never though to ask about it til now.
I've tried doing the little closing and then quickly opening up the laptop screen to fool the pc into turning it on.
I've tried manually unplugging my screen, in hopes it would use my external as a primary instead.
I've pressed the appropriate F key, or combination keys to turn it on.
Possibly other things, but I forget, it's been a little while.
All of these with no luck.
Literally all I may need to do is get past a few button clicks and I'll have a perfectlyish fine laptop to use again, but I can't figure it out. and spending $100 dollars on another screen seems a bit much when I've been getting by so fine without it.
My questions are.
Does anyone know of any other ways I may be able to get my external monitor to turn on?
Any way at all to see what I'm doing just so I can get past that simple part, so I can get using my pc again?
My external monitor uses VGA cables. Is there any chance an HDMI cable could do more than VGA?
Any thoughts or advice at all? Would be greatly appreciated!
I've spent a week trying to fix it, it's so frustrating knowing it's possibly just a few clicks away.
I've tried doing the little closing and then quickly opening up the laptop screen to fool the pc into turning it on.
I've tried manually unplugging my screen, in hopes it would use my external as a primary instead.
I've pressed the appropriate F key, or combination keys to turn it on.
Possibly other things, but I forget, it's been a little while.
All of these with no luck.
Literally all I may need to do is get past a few button clicks and I'll have a perfectlyish fine laptop to use again, but I can't figure it out. and spending $100 dollars on another screen seems a bit much when I've been getting by so fine without it.
My questions are.
Does anyone know of any other ways I may be able to get my external monitor to turn on?
Any way at all to see what I'm doing just so I can get past that simple part, so I can get using my pc again?
My external monitor uses VGA cables. Is there any chance an HDMI cable could do more than VGA?
Any thoughts or advice at all? Would be greatly appreciated!
I've spent a week trying to fix it, it's so frustrating knowing it's possibly just a few clicks away.