Extended Monitor

[kenpattx]

I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 (2gb Ram) been using it for more than 3 years works great..went to work Thur nite hooked everything up as normal, the extended vga monitor would not extend I tried a different cord no work...tried a different monitor, no work I tried to reset the settings in the control panel display,,no work luckily I had another laptop in the car, I got thru the nite..the next day at home I put the Dell on line downloaded all updates, downloaded all drivers,,still no work..I hooked a svideo cable it works, but a bit fuzzy ,,,,,where do I go from here

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by kenpattx

I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 (2gb Ram) been using it for more than 3 years works great..went to work Thur nite hooked everything up as normal, the extended vga monitor would not extend I tried a different cord no work...tried a different monitor, no work I tried to reset the settings in the control panel display,,no work luckily I had another laptop in the car, I got thru the nite..the next day at home I put the Dell on line downloaded all updates, downloaded all drivers,,still no work..I hooked a svideo cable it works, but a bit fuzzy ,,,,,where do I go from here

How do you normally hook it up? Do you have a VGA convert in the line for your shows?
When you went to extend the desktop did you set the extension monitor to be "Attached"?

[kenpattx]

No Converter, Just Vga Cable From Laptop To Monitor,,i Did;nt Mention I'm Running Xp Pro...in The Display Settings Area I Could Not See Anything Allowing Me To Attach,,,thanks For The Reply Douglas.......

[Roy Dennis]

I wouldn't be surprised if it's the VGA port connections to the motherboard damaged

Might be a good idea to get it checked by an expert.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by kenpattx

No Converter, Just Vga Cable From Laptop To Monitor,,i Did;nt Mention I'm Running Xp Pro...in The Display Settings Area I Could Not See Anything Allowing Me To Attach,,,thanks For The Reply Douglas.......

Right click on the secondary monitor in the settings and click on Attach.

[kenpattx]

found that setting it is attached....

[ddouglass]

As Roy said have the VGA out checked on the Dell. Sounds like it has died.