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Disabling dual-monitor mode when not able to see anything
Since I don't usually work with laptops, additional monitors, or Windows, I decided (like a dummy) to see if the LCD could be gotten to work by enabling the dual-monitor mode - not the option you can select through FN-F5, but the one that comes up in the "Settings" tab of the Display Properties.
Well, all that did was to leave the LCD with nothing, and then the external monitor with nothing, as well. Now, whenever I boot up the laptop, the only ways to get anything visible are Safe Mode and VGA mode, but I can't see, in either of those, how to switch OFF the dual-monitor mode. I have ever tried going back to an earlier System-Restore point, but that did nothing for the display settings.
As far as the LCD goes, I HAVE already tried the necessary FN keys for turning the backlight on and off, and for adjusting brightness and contrast, but none of those helped, so Durabook is giving me an RMA number for my friend to be able to send the computer back for repair/replacement.
For now, how may I restore the system to SINGLE-monitor mode, so that he will at least be able to see things by using an external monitor until he actually sends the unit back?
Thanks!