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I get the basics of it. Hooking up the audio and video (the monitor cord). However, when I booted up my system, it displayed at first as XP was loading. As soon as the desktop came up, the projector reported no signal. I tried this three times, two different projectors, same results.
Some laptops have a special key combination that you press to switch from the projector to the screen and back again. IIRC, on a Toshiba laptop it was FN-4. Could be wrong, though--it's been a while.
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It sounds like your laptop doesn't know how to properly export the signal (I know my wording is funky). We had a similar problem with our laptop and tv. Is there an advanced settings options for your monitor setup where you can specify the type of device you are outputing to?
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Mack, my laptop has a function button with lcd/tv written on it. Its f7 and f8, though.
The other thing I can think of is that sometimes you need to reboot the laptop and/or projector in order for the connection to take. Try connecting them before turning either on, and if that doesn't work, rebooting the laptop.
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On my work laptop, I need to go to the control panel, pull up the Settings Tab, click on Advanced, click on the Displays tab, and enable the correct output, whether video or monitor.
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