Connecting an external monitor to my HP Pavilion g7 laptop

[rmschoen]

I would like to connect an external monitor to my HP Pavilion g7 laptop so that I can have 2 screens to work on. I have an old Gateway FPD1975W HD Display monitor (from 2007!) which does not appear to work with the laptop. The monitor appears to be detected by the laptop but nothing displays (the screen does not even light up). Do I need a driver for the Gateway monitor? Should I get a newer monitor? If so, any recommendations?

Thanks for your help and suggestions.

Rick

[Echo_Lake]

@rmschoen
Thank you for posting on the HP Support Community.

Computers and TVs have a wide variety of video connection types. The video connection on your computer must match the connection on your TV or monitor.

Firstly. try updating the monitor display driver and system software using windows update.

To check for updates now, select the Start button, and then go to Settings  > Update & security  > Windows Update, and select Check for updates.

Install updates from HP Support Assistant: Go to Download HP Support Assistant to install the tool.

1. To open HP Support Assistant, double-click the HP Support Assistant icon .
2. Click My devices in the top menu, and then click Updates in the My PC or My notebook pane.
3. Click Check for updates and messages to scan for new updates.
4. Review the list of updates. Updates with a yellow information icon are recommended. Updates with a blue information icon are optional.
5. Click the update name for a description, version number, and file size.
6. Select the box next to any updates you want to install, and then click Download and install.

Next run BIOS Update: Follow steps from the link: https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/c00042629 
Click here: https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/c04641829 to know more about Using Two or More Monitors with One Computer (Windows 10, 😎 By the end of the article you will be able to fix the issue

Hope this helps! Keep me posted for further assistance.
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