I've seen folk try the external but at some point the machine may pop a message that can only be read on the laptop screen. Given the cost drops on LCDs did you fix the broken parts?
So a long time ago my friend gave me a laptop with a broken screen. It worked perfectly besides the screen which I used a monitor for. Yesterday I decided to clean the hard drive but when I connected to a monitor my laptop it would not display anything. The monitor would be put in sleep mode while the computer would run normally. Is my laptop done for? Is there a solution for this or should I send it to repairs?

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