dell latitude 120L

mslnm · 10-27-2007, 10:45 PM

I have a problem with my laptop.The screen stop working but not all of a sudden.It would work if opened just right and then I would have to pinch the top and now it gives me vert lines black and white.I know the screen is toast a dell tecjh looked at it but dell wouldnt let her order the part under warrenty because they wanted me to ship it to a Dell tech center.Its a work computer so I just bought a new one but I want to get some files off of the old one.I tried to use a plug and play lcd from an old desktop but it wont come on. Short story long , how do i get the lap top to display on the aux screen if i cant use the laptop screen to switch it.

Dell_CA · 11-02-2007, 12:07 PM

Hello,

My name is Mike, I’m a Technical Analyst located at Dell corporate headquarters in Round Rock, TX. I'm part of an internet outreach team developed to interact with the online community regarding technical questions and issues that customers face with Dell products. I read your question and wanted to chime in.

You switch the primary display by holding down the <Fn> key and tapping on <F8>. It has 3 settings, internal LCD/Internal and external LCD/external LCD. It may take a second for the settings to kick in so just hit the Fn+F8 key once and wait for a few seconds, if nothing happens try it again.

It may also be something as simple as a loose cable. You can reseat the connection by looking at the manual here. It has pictures and text so you can see what you're looking at for before you try anything. I hope this is helpful.

Mike
Dell customer advocate

10-27-2007, 10:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
mslnm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1 OS: vista	dell latitude 120L I have a problem with my laptop.The screen stop working but not all of a sudden.It would work if opened just right and then I would have to pinch the top and now it gives me vert lines black and white.I know the screen is toast a dell tecjh looked at it but dell wouldnt let her order the part under warrenty because they wanted me to ship it to a Dell tech center.Its a work computer so I just bought a new one but I want to get some files off of the old one.I tried to use a plug and play lcd from an old desktop but it wont come on. Short story long , how do i get the lap top to display on the aux screen if i cant use the laptop screen to switch it.

11-02-2007, 12:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dell_CA Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 39 OS: n/a	Re: dell latitude 120L Hello, My name is Mike, I’m a Technical Analyst located at Dell corporate headquarters in Round Rock, TX. I'm part of an internet outreach team developed to interact with the online community regarding technical questions and issues that customers face with Dell products. I read your question and wanted to chime in. You switch the primary display by holding down the <Fn> key and tapping on <F8>. It has 3 settings, internal LCD/Internal and external LCD/external LCD. It may take a second for the settings to kick in so just hit the Fn+F8 key once and wait for a few seconds, if nothing happens try it again. It may also be something as simple as a loose cable. You can reseat the connection by looking at the manual here. It has pictures and text so you can see what you're looking at for before you try anything. I hope this is helpful. Mike Dell customer advocate