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03-01-2020 05:57 AM
Hi. I didn't fine answer on the forum so... I have old 4540s with damaged screen. I want connect it to TV and use for watching movies. But here are some issues:
1) in BIOS i can't set HDMI output by default so I'll need to push Fn+F4 every time on load. This is inconvenient because
2) i can't push Fn key on USB keyboard so i need to push Fn+F4 on laptop's original keyboard.
Is there a way to unlock "Default video output" in BIOS or declared Fn key?
03-01-2020 11:23 AM
Your TV should be monitor 2 by default. Please under Display options, select 2 as main display it will become 1 as shown
Note: my HP notebook with a Dell monitor (in your case should be the TV).
System will automatically switch back to notebook screen when you remove the HDMI cable (or disconnected).
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03-02-2020 01:52 PM
@Banhien
Yep, that works while Windows works. But I'll need on-board keyboard and on-board display to re-install Windows/Linux in case it goes down. And I don't fill like keeping damaged screen connected to the system. I would like to remove mydamaged screen away and I would like to remove the keyboard (to increase cooling and decrease cleaning) as well.
03-03-2020 03:33 AM
I guess the answer to my question is here.
To make the long story short: HP doesn't care.