Connecting an External Monitor to a HP Pavilion 15t-n200

[JKinnicutt]

I have a HP Pavilion 15t-n200 laptop computer and I'm trying to hook up an external monitor. 

I tried connecting directly to a monitor with an HDMI cable and this didn't work. So I bought a HDMI to VGA adaptor, and still no luck.

In both instances, I hooked up the monitor and pressed the F4 key to select how I select the other display. But none of the choices: Duplicate, Extend, or Second Screen Only seem to work. In fact, nothing happens when I make any of these selections. 

Am I missing a step?

[visruth]

Hi


Have you tried pressing Fn+F4 key together and see.

Update graphic driver (nvidia or amd) , BIOS from your product site too if the above don't work either.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?cc=us&lc=en&product=6787863


Regards


Visruth

[JKinnicutt]

Still no luck. 

I updated the BIOS and the video drivers and it's still not working. 

Pressing Fn F4 opens the selection for how I want to view the external monitor. And clicking something makes the laptop screen go black and then back on. (Unless I select Second Screen Only, then the laptop screen stays black). But the external monitor never displays anything.

[visruth]

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@JKinnicutt wrote:

Still no luck. 

I updated the BIOS and the video drivers and it's still not working. 

Pressing Fn F4 opens the selection for how I want to view the external monitor. And clicking something makes the laptop screen go black and then back on. (Unless I select Second Screen Only, then the laptop screen stays black). But the external monitor never displays anything.

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What is your operating system?

Follow this document -

Connecting a Monitor, Projector or TV (Windows 😎

Go through Page 23, 24 in this manual

NOTE:

To see the computer screen image on an external VGA monitor or projected for a presentation, connect a monitor or projector to the computer's VGA port.

To connect a monitor or projector:

1. Connect the VGA cable adapter to the HDMI port.

2. From the monitor or projector, connect to the VGA port on the computer

3. Press f4 to alternate the screen image between 3 display states:
● View the screen image on the computer.
● View the screen image on the external device (monitor or projector).
● View the screen image simultaneously on both the computer and external device.

Each time you press f4, the display state changes

Additonal Read: Connecting a TV or Monitor to your Windows 7 PC using HDMI

HD Graphic drivers need to be updated only if HDMI to HDMI is port is connected. 

If nothing works, change the adpater and cable and see.

Regards

Visruth

[JKinnicutt]

I am running Windows 8.1 and my laptop has a touchscreen (I'm not sure if that makes a difference). 

I am still having no luck. In fact, I bought at USB Monitor adaptor, and this won't even work. This is an Eclipse UV150.

I'm running out of things to try.

Any ideas???

[visruth]

Last suggestions I have, unfortunately, are these:

Try hard reset (remove all the external peripheral devices, battery, AC adapter before hard reset)
http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01684768

Then before pushing the power button, read the following & promptly follow it-

Reset BIOS to defaults:
http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/bph07110


Did you change the cable & adapters are check if it's their problem?


Regards

Visruth