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Wierd problems with external monitor
LockedI have some really wierd problems when trying to connect an external monitor to my Dell Inspiron 1720 19″ notebook. I have Windows Vista Home.
When I connect my external monitor both screens go black for a long time, and then finally my laptopscreen decides to join me again. But not in its normal state of lovelyness!. When I get image on my laptopscreen the resolution is at its lowest, my mouse is gone, and my laptop has about the same speed as an old Amiga. So it’s pretty much impossible to navigate windows and find the problem.
Any ideas? I’ve tried fiddling with fn+f8 buttons with no real result (just more blacktime on both monitors and then finally it returns to the state it was). In Windows mobility center it says that the external monitor is connected, so Vista obviously finds and reckongnizes the monitor. I’ve used this monitor on my old laptop aswell, that one running Windows XP, and it worked like a charm.
Thanks in advance for any help, this is getting really frustrating.