We have a two year old Toshiba laptop, my son tried to clean the screen and cracked it. I have about 2 inches that I can see.
I want to connect it to an external monitor, when I hook it up, I can only see on the external screen until it boots up and then it clicks over to the lap top.
The key to change screens is always clearly marked in blue on the laptop keyboard, it is Fn + F5 typically for Toshiba but may vary by model.
The F5 (or other key as marked) will have a blue screen logo on it, pressing Fn (Function) and then the appropriate F key toggles Laptop - External - Both screens
There is sometimes a second or three delay in the switchover.
Why don't you mark this solved with the thread tools at the top of the page, then start a new thread in the 95 98 me forum...There is hope, you know.:up:
I too have a toshiba laptop with a cracked screen- nothing is visible. For the interim I need to pull a handful of files off of it as I teach at a local technical college.
My trouble is connecting a different monitor and performing the Fn + F5 to switch from the laptop display to the other monitor does not seem to work.
Sorry- forgot this thread was solved- new post under hardware.
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