Try connecting some TV from the HDMI port of the laptop and see if that works. I take it as the owner you know your laptop well enough about Function Keys to see if you can switch to the external connection.
If that fails then it's too far gone and doesn't support such a setup.
Hello,
I have an Dell Inspiron 15 touchscreen laptop that I broke recently. A portion of the plastic surrounding the keyboard came loose and I tried to fix it. Long story short, I eventually messed up the connection to the monitor. The left hinge came loose and the screen blacked out. The display no longer works at all. I guess my question is, because the only portion of the laptop that doesn't work is the connection to the display, is there some way to keep all of the other parts and connect them to a new monitor? It wouldn't even need to be a laptop display. I just need it to work again. I'm pretty clueless about computers so any help is appreciated. I can attach pictures if that's helpful.
Thanks!

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