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    M11x Startup Display Issue

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by GabeGuitarded, Sep 11, 2010.

  1. GabeGuitarded

    GabeGuitarded Notebook Enthusiast

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    When I start up my M11x, it thinks I have two displays plugged in.. It's really irritating because this wasn't happening before and it makes it a lot more difficult to log in a slow to start up, because I have to blindly hit Windows+P until I select single display mode. What could be causing this? I don't recall changing any graphics settings, but I suppose I must have. The only system change that I can think of would be a problem fix for a control panel Explorer crash when I opened control panel for the first time after starting up. Help me please, this is not right..

    EDIT: It's an R2, if that helps.

    EDIT EDIT: Turns out this happens if you hit Fn+F1. Including by accident (whoops). So that was a tremendous fail on my part, but if anyone else gets that extended display problem on startup I guess maybe they'll find this.
     
    GabeGuitarded, Sep 11, 2010
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  2. c3Rhcno

    c3Rhcno Notebook Enthusiast

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    I had that problem too once but fn+F1 didn't do it for me, I had to downgrade my drivers.
     
    c3Rhcno, Dec 29, 2010
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