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Been given a Samsung N150 netbook with broken screen and HDD removed.
Attached HDD from Win 10 laptop, it appears to boot OK and I can just about see the clock in System Tray. Attached monitor to VGA port then using WINKEY+P and arrow keys/Enter tried to switch to external monitor but no luck. Netbook originally had Win 7 so tried Fn+F4 in vain. Also tried removing screen connector plug thinking it might detect no display and switch to external monitor. Not worth buying new screen for, question is is there any other way to get the display to drive external monitor? Kenny Cargill |
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On 4/11/2017 4:48 PM, Kenny wrote:
Samsung N150 According to Mr. Google, FN+F4 is supposed to do the trick. Of course this depends on the keyboard sill working properly. Maybe it bit the big one when the screen got dinged... |
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Kenny wrote:
Samsung N150 netbook Do an online search for the manual, like: https://www.google.com/search?q=Sams... etbook+manual That found: http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/model/NP-N150-JA01UK (which you could also find by just going to Samsung's web site) You can get an online copy of the manual from there. Page 74 says how to use the monitor port. It says to use the Fn+F4 key combo. Guess something else is broken on that abused netbook. Hope you got it free and that you don't really need it. Sometimes such features are actually software driven. That is, you must install the maker's bundleware to have all the features. Obviously the drivers and software on the HDD from your Windows 10 laptop is not the image you need on the abused netbook. The chipset drivers themselves would be incorrect unless your "laptop" was the same brand and model as your "netbook" - but since you used different terms then it is unlikely they match on brand and model. The video driver for onboard video won't match the onboard video between your mismatched laptop and netbook. You will need to do a fresh installation of a valid license for Windows 7 (or whatever Windows version you want to use on the netbook) and then install Samsung's software in that new Windows installation. |
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Kenny wrote:
Been given a Samsung N150 netbook with broken screen and HDD removed. Attached HDD from Win 10 laptop, it appears to boot OK and I can just about see the clock in System Tray. Attached monitor to VGA port then using WINKEY+P and arrow keys/Enter tried to switch to external monitor but no luck. Netbook originally had Win 7 so tried Fn+F4 in vain. Also tried removing screen connector plug thinking it might detect no display and switch to external monitor. Not worth buying new screen for, question is is there any other way to get the display to drive external monitor? Kenny Cargill You can get a new panel for $36. https://www.laptopscreen.com/English.../NP-N150~PLUS/ Generally, the internal cable to the panel is unidirectional. The conductor count is kept to a minimum, so the cable won't be stiff. And I've not heard any symptoms that suggest they have impedance detection on that interface either. There should be no EDID, so the motherboard cannot sense the resolution options the panel might support. It lacks that automation. Instead, the BIOS is hardwired with a fixed resolution choice assumed for the panel. Check Ebay, and maybe you can get an entire machine, for the same price as shopping for a panel. Paul |
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On 4/11/2017 1:48 PM, Kenny wrote:
Been given a Samsung N150 netbook with broken screen and HDD removed. Attached HDD from Win 10 laptop, it appears to boot OK and I can just about see the clock in System Tray. Attached monitor to VGA port then using WINKEY+P and arrow keys/Enter tried to switch to external monitor but no luck. Netbook originally had Win 7 so tried Fn+F4 in vain. Also tried removing screen connector plug thinking it might detect no display and switch to external monitor. Not worth buying new screen for, question is is there any other way to get the display to drive external monitor? Kenny Cargill I think that could happen if the OS isn't fully booting, can you see anything on the broken display that assures you that Windows isn't interrupted loading in any way? If not did you try pressing Esc several times? This post mentions an applet that can override Fn + F5 The Fn + F5 button doesn't work because it is being over-ridden by a system tray applet in the bottom right-hand corner. This applet looks like a blue square with a gray border, and is called "Intel extreme graphics 2 for mobile". It replaces the Fn + F5 hardware approach with a software approach. Using this applet, I can direct the laptop's output to my TV. The only thing is that I first have to set my laptop's primary screen to a resolution that my TV accepts if I want to have the same display on both my laptop and TV. This applet has lots of options for setting up both my primary and secondary displays, but up until now I've been ignoring it and didn't realize what it does. http://ccm.net/forum/affich-84730-ex...top-won-t-work |
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On 4/11/2017 2:53 PM, Paul wrote:
Kenny wrote: Been given a Samsung N150 netbook with broken screen and HDD removed. Attached HDD from Win 10 laptop, it appears to boot OK and I can just about see the clock in System Tray. Attached monitor to VGA port then using WINKEY+P and arrow keys/Enter tried to switch to external monitor but no luck. Netbook originally had Win 7 so tried Fn+F4 in vain. Also tried removing screen connector plug thinking it might detect no display and switch to external monitor. Not worth buying new screen for, question is is there any other way to get the display to drive external monitor? Kenny Cargill You can get a new panel for $36. https://www.laptopscreen.com/English.../NP-N150~PLUS/ Generally, the internal cable to the panel is unidirectional. The conductor count is kept to a minimum, so the cable won't be stiff. And I've not heard any symptoms that suggest they have impedance detection on that interface either. There should be no EDID, so the motherboard cannot sense the resolution options the panel might support. It lacks that automation. Instead, the BIOS is hardwired with a fixed resolution choice assumed for the panel. Check Ebay, and maybe you can get an entire machine, for the same price as shopping for a panel. Paul I think that could happen if the OS isn't fully booting, can you see anything on the broken display that assures you that Windows isn't interrupted loading in any way? If not did you try pressing Esc several times? This post mentions an applet that can override Fn + F4 The Fn + F5 button doesn't work because it is being over-ridden by a system tray applet in the bottom right-hand corner. This applet looks like a blue square with a gray border, and is called "Intel extreme graphics 2 for mobile". It replaces the Fn + F5 hardware approach with a software approach. Using this applet, I can direct the laptop's output to my TV. The only thing is that I first have to set my laptop's primary screen to a resolution that my TV accepts if I want to have the same display on both my laptop and TV. This applet has lots of options for setting up both my primary and secondary displays, but up until now I've been ignoring it and didn't realize what it does. http://ccm.net/forum/affich-84730-ex...top-won-t-work |
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Paul wrote:
Kenny wrote: Been given a Samsung N150 netbook with broken screen and HDD removed. Attached HDD from Win 10 laptop, it appears to boot OK and I can just about see the clock in System Tray. Attached monitor to VGA port then using WINKEY+P and arrow keys/Enter tried to switch to external monitor but no luck. Netbook originally had Win 7 so tried Fn+F4 in vain. Also tried removing screen connector plug thinking it might detect no display and switch to external monitor. Not worth buying new screen for, question is is there any other way to get the display to drive external monitor? Kenny Cargill You can get a new panel for $36. https://www.laptopscreen.com/English.../NP-N150~PLUS/ Generally, the internal cable to the panel is unidirectional. The conductor count is kept to a minimum, so the cable won't be stiff. And I've not heard any symptoms that suggest they have impedance detection on that interface either. There should be no EDID, so the motherboard cannot sense the resolution options the panel might support. It lacks that automation. Instead, the BIOS is hardwired with a fixed resolution choice assumed for the panel. Check Ebay, and maybe you can get an entire machine, for the same price as shopping for a panel. Paul Depends on what the OP meant by "broken". If that meant the screen was physically damaged then, yes, just the screen is needed. If instead the problem is with lack of backlighting then you have to buy the backlamps. As they go bad, they stress more the inverter which also goes bad, so you put in new backlamps but the inverter sucks and you end up with a dim display. So when replacing the backlamps, also replace the inverter. Because removing the screen often requires destroying the butyl tape used to keep wiring in place and replacing backlamps require soldering, some backlamp+inverter kits will include a solder roll (of the correct mix w/flux), butyl tape, and other components that get destroyed during disassembly. In that $36 cost for just the screen, remember to add in the sales tax and shipping cost. If it is not physical screen damage but backlamp and/or inverter problems, those can be more expensive. When I looked at replacing the CCFLs and inverter for my LCD monitor (with the install kit), the cost was two-thirds that of buying a new monitor the same size and specs. If I were a hobbyist and had other monitors, I probably would've gone that way. Since it was, at the time, my only monitor, me fixing it didn't guarantee the job was correct and I could end up with an even more expensive dead monitor. I just bought a new one but then that was just for a monitor, not a screen in a netbook/laptop. From what I recall, taking apart the monitor was easier than disassembling a netbook/laptop case to get at the screen panel. There is something suspicious about the site you mentioned. They say they are selling the "LCD screen only". That could be just the screen panel (the matrix layer) and not the diffuser panel. It does not say they are selling a screen assembly: the whole shebang already assembled as a component to put in all at once. I made sure that I was going to get a screen assembly: matrix panel, diffuser panel, already aligned, with the metal frame keeping it all together. With a screen assembly, the replacement job is doable by a hobbyist. With just the screen matrix panel alone, I doubt you could disassembly the old assembly without damaging it making reassembly something of a frankenjob. Just because they show a picture of an assembled unit even with the inverter board attached doesn't mean that is what they are actually selling. That seller also does not note if their screen panel (whether just the panel or the whole assembly) is new, used, or refurbished. Lot of buyers get damaged monitors, laptops, and netbooks for cheap to resell them off as parts. Car owners sometimes do the same thing by parting out their vehicle instead of get the dismal pay out from a salvager. |
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VanguardLH wrote:
Paul wrote: Kenny wrote: Been given a Samsung N150 netbook with broken screen and HDD removed. Attached HDD from Win 10 laptop, it appears to boot OK and I can just about see the clock in System Tray. Attached monitor to VGA port then using WINKEY+P and arrow keys/Enter tried to switch to external monitor but no luck. Netbook originally had Win 7 so tried Fn+F4 in vain. Also tried removing screen connector plug thinking it might detect no display and switch to external monitor. Not worth buying new screen for, question is is there any other way to get the display to drive external monitor? Kenny Cargill You can get a new panel for $36. https://www.laptopscreen.com/English.../NP-N150~PLUS/ Generally, the internal cable to the panel is unidirectional. The conductor count is kept to a minimum, so the cable won't be stiff. And I've not heard any symptoms that suggest they have impedance detection on that interface either. There should be no EDID, so the motherboard cannot sense the resolution options the panel might support. It lacks that automation. Instead, the BIOS is hardwired with a fixed resolution choice assumed for the panel. Check Ebay, and maybe you can get an entire machine, for the same price as shopping for a panel. Paul Depends on what the OP meant by "broken". If that meant the screen was physically damaged then, yes, just the screen is needed. If instead the problem is with lack of backlighting then you have to buy the backlamps. As they go bad, they stress more the inverter which also goes bad, so you put in new backlamps but the inverter sucks and you end up with a dim display. So when replacing the backlamps, also replace the inverter. Because removing the screen often requires destroying the butyl tape used to keep wiring in place and replacing backlamps require soldering, some backlamp+inverter kits will include a solder roll (of the correct mix w/flux), butyl tape, and other components that get destroyed during disassembly. In that $36 cost for just the screen, remember to add in the sales tax and shipping cost. If it is not physical screen damage but backlamp and/or inverter problems, those can be more expensive. When I looked at replacing the CCFLs and inverter for my LCD monitor (with the install kit), the cost was two-thirds that of buying a new monitor the same size and specs. If I were a hobbyist and had other monitors, I probably would've gone that way. Since it was, at the time, my only monitor, me fixing it didn't guarantee the job was correct and I could end up with an even more expensive dead monitor. I just bought a new one but then that was just for a monitor, not a screen in a netbook/laptop. From what I recall, taking apart the monitor was easier than disassembling a netbook/laptop case to get at the screen panel. There is something suspicious about the site you mentioned. They say they are selling the "LCD screen only". That could be just the screen panel (the matrix layer) and not the diffuser panel. It does not say they are selling a screen assembly: the whole shebang already assembled as a component to put in all at once. I made sure that I was going to get a screen assembly: matrix panel, diffuser panel, already aligned, with the metal frame keeping it all together. With a screen assembly, the replacement job is doable by a hobbyist. With just the screen matrix panel alone, I doubt you could disassembly the old assembly without damaging it making reassembly something of a frankenjob. Just because they show a picture of an assembled unit even with the inverter board attached doesn't mean that is what they are actually selling. That seller also does not note if their screen panel (whether just the panel or the whole assembly) is new, used, or refurbished. Lot of buyers get damaged monitors, laptops, and netbooks for cheap to resell them off as parts. Car owners sometimes do the same thing by parting out their vehicle instead of get the dismal pay out from a salvager. The panel in the example, is brand new. Another thing of note - it is LED illuminated. No inverters and CCFLs to worry about. Paul |
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VanguardLH wrote: Paul wrote: Kenny wrote: Been given a Samsung N150 netbook with broken screen and HDD removed. Attached HDD from Win 10 laptop, it appears to boot OK and I can just about see the clock in System Tray. Attached monitor to VGA port then using WINKEY+P and arrow keys/Enter tried to switch to external monitor but no luck. Netbook originally had Win 7 so tried Fn+F4 in vain. Also tried removing screen connector plug thinking it might detect no display and switch to external monitor. Not worth buying new screen for, question is is there any other way to get the display to drive external monitor? Kenny Cargill You can get a new panel for $36. https://www.laptopscreen.com/English.../NP-N150~PLUS/ Generally, the internal cable to the panel is unidirectional. The conductor count is kept to a minimum, so the cable won't be stiff. And I've not heard any symptoms that suggest they have impedance detection on that interface either. There should be no EDID, so the motherboard cannot sense the resolution options the panel might support. It lacks that automation. Instead, the BIOS is hardwired with a fixed resolution choice assumed for the panel. Check Ebay, and maybe you can get an entire machine, for the same price as shopping for a panel. Paul Depends on what the OP meant by "broken". If that meant the screen was physically damaged then, yes, just the screen is needed. If instead the problem is with lack of backlighting then you have to buy the backlamps. As they go bad, they stress more the inverter which also goes bad, so you put in new backlamps but the inverter sucks and you end up with a dim display. So when replacing the backlamps, also replace the inverter. Because removing the screen often requires destroying the butyl tape used to keep wiring in place and replacing backlamps require soldering, some backlamp+inverter kits will include a solder roll (of the correct mix w/flux), butyl tape, and other components that get destroyed during disassembly. In that $36 cost for just the screen, remember to add in the sales tax and shipping cost. If it is not physical screen damage but backlamp and/or inverter problems, those can be more expensive. When I looked at replacing the CCFLs and inverter for my LCD monitor (with the install kit), the cost was two-thirds that of buying a new monitor the same size and specs. If I were a hobbyist and had other monitors, I probably would've gone that way. Since it was, at the time, my only monitor, me fixing it didn't guarantee the job was correct and I could end up with an even more expensive dead monitor. I just bought a new one but then that was just for a monitor, not a screen in a netbook/laptop. From what I recall, taking apart the monitor was easier than disassembling a netbook/laptop case to get at the screen panel. There is something suspicious about the site you mentioned. They say they are selling the "LCD screen only". That could be just the screen panel (the matrix layer) and not the diffuser panel. It does not say they are selling a screen assembly: the whole shebang already assembled as a component to put in all at once. I made sure that I was going to get a screen assembly: matrix panel, diffuser panel, already aligned, with the metal frame keeping it all together. With a screen assembly, the replacement job is doable by a hobbyist. With just the screen matrix panel alone, I doubt you could disassembly the old assembly without damaging it making reassembly something of a frankenjob. Just because they show a picture of an assembled unit even with the inverter board attached doesn't mean that is what they are actually selling. That seller also does not note if their screen panel (whether just the panel or the whole assembly) is new, used, or refurbished. Lot of buyers get damaged monitors, laptops, and netbooks for cheap to resell them off as parts. Car owners sometimes do the same thing by parting out their vehicle instead of get the dismal pay out from a salvager. The panel in the example, is brand new. Another thing of note - it is LED illuminated. No inverters and CCFLs to worry about. Paul Thanks for the replies. The screen is visibly damaged with just a small bit bottom right visible so I can just about see the clock but nothing else so I don't know if it has fully booted, I know it's set to boot straight to Win 10 on the laptop the HDD came from. |
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Kenny wrote:
Thanks for the replies. The screen is visibly damaged with just a small bit bottom right visible so I can just about see the clock but nothing else so I don't know if it has fully booted, I know it's set to boot straight to Win 10 on the laptop the HDD came from. At least one illustration I've seen, these panels are edge lit. The LEDs are on an edge (which is what accounts for some light bleed), and some sort of plastic assembly spreads the light to the whole panel. If you can see the clock, then it might well have booted. What you can't see then, is if a modal dialog is present. It's possible something still might get your keyboard input. One thing you could try, is to connect a USB keyboard to a USB port, and enter the presumed alt-Fn thing to switch to VGA. Just in case the device keyboard isn't connected right now. Paul |
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