600e Boots to Dark Screen Requiring Fn-F7 To Activate

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600e Boots to Dark Screen Requiring Fn-F7 To Activate

#1 Post by fuzzypup » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:03 am

Each time I boot my 600e the screen is dark until I press Fn-F7 then the screen display is activated. Pressing Fn-F7 will cycle through the LCD , separate monitor and LCD+monitor settings but does not hold the LCD setting for the next boot. This is happening without an operating system installed.

Am I missing a BIOS setting or some other setting that will lock the LCD as first boot option.
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#2 Post by whizkid » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:14 am

Is it possible your lid closure switch is stuck closed? That will make it start up with an external monitor.
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#3 Post by fuzzypup » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:54 pm

Thanks for that suggestion. The switch was stuck.
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