Use External monitor instead of faulty laptop monitor

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My laptop monitor is faulty and I am planning to use it as a 'desktop'. I bought an external led monitor. But when I connect it to my laptop via HDMI, the desktop gets extended. What I really want is to turn off the display on my laptop and use the external monitor, not dual monitor. How to do this.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 08 '11 at 19:49

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Go to

System->Preferences->monitors

Select the screen labelled laptop (or similar), select the "off" radio button and then click apply. That worked for me anyway.

answered Apr 08 '11 at 19:49

Nico Burns

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theTuxRacer · Answer 2 · 2011-04-07T05:50:15.027

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There must be a key, which pressed in combination with the Fn key, will turn off your laptop monitor. That key is usually on the function keys. What is your laptop model?

edited Apr 07 '11 at 05:50

answered Apr 07 '11 at 05:42

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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Maybe you can use disper: see my answer to this question

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Apr 07 '11 at 07:16

bdr529

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Use External monitor instead of faulty laptop monitor

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