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ASUS laptop monitor messed up
« on: August 22, 2016, 04:12:38 PM »
My friend hit his laptop with a flyswatter and messed up the monitor. I tried connecting it to an external monitor but all I get is a screen saver. I can use the mouse to open programs but they won't open on the monitor. Does anyone know how to disable the laptop monitor? It's a touch screen.
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Re: ASUS laptop monitor messed up
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2016, 08:20:17 AM »
Are you able to bring up display properties and swap the primary display to the external. It should show 1 and 2 or 2 and 1 and when you click identify the external is probably listed as 2. Set 2 as the primary display and the desktop should move over to the external. From there you should be able to also configure clone display vs extend display and this way the external and the bad screen are the same.

What OS version is the laptop?

There also should be a Fn Key combination on the laptop to toggle screen modes for external display, although Windows display properties might have an override to that.

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Re: ASUS laptop monitor messed up
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2016, 09:49:24 AM »
Another helpful tip is that you can move open windows with the keyboard. For example if programs/windows are opening on the laptop screen, you can move them onto the screen you can see using Alt+SpaceBar And M (Which opens the system menu and selects the "Move" Option, then move the window with the arrow keys until you can see it. (particularly useful since the display options would likely open on the primary display).

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Re: ASUS laptop monitor messed up
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2016, 06:59:44 PM »
Ok, I finally was able to get the display on an external monitor. It is Windows 10 and the flyswatter caused a large gray V area on the screen making it unreadable. I can't seem to find anyplace to switch to external monitor.
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Re: ASUS laptop monitor messed up
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2016, 06:47:20 AM »
What Model # ? ?
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Re: ASUS laptop monitor messed up
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2016, 12:09:53 PM »
ASUS K53T
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    Re: ASUS laptop monitor messed up
    « Reply #6 on: August 24, 2016, 02:09:02 PM »
    Since that particular model is not an English laptop, I wasn't able to find a usable manual. Everything is offered for ASUS K53TA and ASUS K53TK. So I started looking at images of the keyboard.
    Try F8 to toggle between laptop screen and an external monitor.
    If that does nothing then F5 or F6 might be the correct key.

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    I downloaded an English manual for the K53TK model and F8 is the correct key. It does mention in bold that the external monitor must be connected before booting up.

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    Re: ASUS laptop monitor messed up
    « Reply #7 on: August 25, 2016, 01:28:12 PM »
    Ok, thanks. I called him and told him he now has a laptop hybrid.ie He will need to buy an external monitor of have the display repaired. He said to scrap it because he will not spend any money on. I'm have it running now and someday I may tackle the display problem.
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