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Request Help in trouble shooting laptop problem

by glassner Jun 24, 2009 9:49PM PDT

Here are the symptoms

1. When switched on, the hard drive seems to run OK but the screen is blank.

2. I tried switching the output to a external monitor, but nothing appeared. (I could see it trying so the signal from the laptop was getting through.)

3. When I turned the laptop off by holding down the on/off key, there was quick flash of the log on screen before the computer went off. (The screen was way off center, but I may have caused that in trying to get it back)

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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(NT) How about Safe Mode?

by Coryphaeus Jun 24, 2009 10:22PM PDT

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It seems

by deniceels Jun 25, 2009 12:02AM PDT

like you had set it to display the window spread over two displays, thus explaining your 'off-centre' problem. Tried 'Fn+ Switch Display' to your external monitor first, auto-detection button on your external display to recalibrate, then restart without the external monitor.

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