Starting Windows from HDMI/VGA on my broken Alienware Laptop
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== '''Motivation''' ==
The screen on my old Laptop got a crack while we were moving and since the warranty is already gone, I have nothing to lose by taking the whole thing apart. I decided to make a media pc out of it.
== '''Problem''' ==
The first hurdle I ran into is that I can't launch it from a secondary screen plugged in via HDMI. I kind of have to chose on the main screen that I want to operate a second output source after start-up.
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Do I need a Laptop-to-HDMI adapter or can I change something in the BIOS menu or the NVIDIA control panel?
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Do I need a Laptop-to-HDMI adapter or can I change something in the BIOS menu or the NVIDIA control panel?
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=== Update (05/17/2018) ===
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somehow I was not able to add fotos before.
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this is not my final idea, it's just my test setup. The picture with the red mark is the current main visual output.
Starting Windows from HDMI/VGA on my broken Alienware Laptop
crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:
== '''Motivation''' ==
The screen on my old Laptop got a crack while we were moving and since the warranty is already gone, I have nothing to lose by taking the whole thing apart. I decided to make a media pc out of it.
== '''Problem''' ==
The first hurdle I ran into is that I can't launch it from a secondary screen plugged in via HDMI. I kind of have to chose on the main screen that I want to operate a second output source after start-up.
Do I need a Laptop-to-HDMI adapter or can I change something in the BIOS menu or the NVIDIA control panel?