David - if you know the key combination for toggling the VGA port, do you know the one for toggling the screen on and off? -
Andy----- Original Message ----- From: "David W Wood (G3YXX)" <david.g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 3:53 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Blue screen
He may need to toggle the VGA port with a function key command - often fn+F10David W Wood Ham call - G3YXX FOC # - 1685 Licensed - 1969 -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John GregorySent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 3:47 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Blue screen Hi Andy,In addition to my original message below, just to clarify, you haven't dropped the laptop recently have you? Anyway, a couple of things to try to see if it is your lcd screen that is the problem, try connecting a monitor or your TV to the VGA port on your laptop and get someone to take a look and see if the monitor/TV displays properly. if that works, then it would suggest that there is something wrong with the lcd screen on the laptop. It is unlikely to be motherboard or video card problems as you indicated that everything else is working apart from the display.--- Original Message ---It may be worthwhile taking Eleanor's advice and contacting the RNIB to see if they have any solutions/advice.Meanwhile, if you give me the details of your HP laptop, i.e. model No. and, if you can find it, the type and model of video card installed, I will take a look around and see if anyone else has had this problem and whether there is a solution.Cheers. John. ________________________________From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ANDY COLLINSSent: 29 October 2011 12:55 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Blue screen Hi John - Thanks for taking the time to go so thoroughly in to this.I've no sight, that's why I was unaware of this until it was seen yesterday.And, I've no idea what the function key plus, combination might be to reset the screen, if this is the problem.The screen is all blue, with blue vertical lines, that's all I know - Andy----- Original Message ----- From: John Gregory <mailto:jgm.gregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:44 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Blue screen Hi Andy,Difficult to resolve such issues without actually having the machine to hand. However, it would appear to be a screen display issue rather than anything else.Does your laptop have scree adjustment controls on the side or edge of the screen? If so, it may be as simple as these having been disturbed accidentally, i.e. contrast being turned up too high etc.Another possibility is that the laptop has function key operations which switch it to another mode or screen display, i.e. pressing and holding down the 'FN' key and pressing another key. These are toddle keys, so pressing the same combination would reverse the function.Don't know whether you can read the labels on the keyboard, these are quite small and located either at the top edge of the key or bottom and are normally colour coded to indicate whether it is a 'shift' function or an 'FN' function. Your laptop user manual will have information on this. I do know that there is an 'FN' mode function that turns the screen off, and it may be this that has happened. It is easily done as the 'FN' key is located quite close to the 'ALT' key.Sorry not to be more helpful, but try investigating the above to see if an accidental key combination has been pressed to make the screen as it is.Cheers. John. ________________________________From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ANDY COLLINSSent: 29 October 2011 09:58 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Blue screen Hi John -I can't say when the screen was last ok, I only discovered yesterday that it wasn't.I'm using an HP laptop - Andy----- Original Message ----- From: John Gregory <mailto:jgm.gregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 11:13 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Blue screen Andy, 1. When did the screen last work OK;2. What have you done since the last time you knew the screen was OK, i.e. installed a new programme, changed configuration settings etc etc;3. Are you using a laptop or a PC with monitor. John. ________________________________From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ANDY COLLINSSent: 28 October 2011 14:59 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Blue screen Hi all -I seem to have a perminant light blue screen, be it in an app or online. If I write a document in Word, insert5 reports black on white, but what is on the screen isn't visible to eye sight.Any thoughts? Thanks - Andy -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1956 of my spam emails to date. 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