Why does my laptop lose FPS when connected to a 1080p monitor via HDMI?
My HP Omen 16 runs newer games such as The Witcher 3 Remastered and Cyberpunk 2077 at around 60–100 FPS on ultra settings when using its built-in display.…
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How can I keep my laptop display off in clamshell mode on NixOS with KDE?
I'm running NixOS with KDE Plasma, Plasma Login Manager, and a ThinkPad X1 Carbon connected to an external monitor. I want the built-in display to remain off whenever…
How can I keep my laptop display off in clamshell mode on NixOS and KDE?
I'm using NixOS with KDE Plasma, Plasma Login Manager, and a ThinkPad X1 Carbon connected to an external monitor. I want the built-in display to remain off while…
How can I restore the duplicate and extend display options on CachyOS?
When I first connected my TV, I was offered options to mirror, extend, or otherwise configure the external display. Those choices no longer appear in the display settings,…
Laptop screen stopped working after sleep while external monitors still work
I was watching a movie with an HDMI cable connected when my Asus UX430 running Windows 11 went to sleep. After waking it, the built-in laptop display stayed…
Laptop screen stopped working after sleep, but external monitors still work
I was watching a movie through an HDMI connection when my Asus UX430 running Windows 11 went to sleep. After waking it, the built-in laptop display stopped showing…
How can I restore the duplicate or extend display options in CachyOS?
When I first connected my TV, I was shown options to mirror, extend, or otherwise configure the external display. That menu no longer appears, even after disconnecting and…
What’s the Best Way to Add a Large Screen to My MacBook Air?
I'm a teacher who works with IEPs and find it much easier to focus and stay organized on the large 24-inch iMac computers available at work. My MacBook…
Multiple games crash and occasional BSOD on a Razer Blade 18—could the external monitor or NVIDIA driver be responsible?
For the past three months, several unrelated games on my 2024 Razer Blade 18 have randomly frozen and then closed, sometimes with a crash message. The laptop has…
ASUS VivoBook Shows a Black Screen Even on an External Monitor
I have an ASUS VivoBook 15 X510U with a broken built-in display, so I normally use a second monitor. The laptop sometimes starts normally and shows the ASUS…
Can I Use a USB Capture Card to Display a Laptop’s Screen on a Monitor?
My laptop's built-in screen is completely dead, and I'm not planning to replace it. I want to connect the laptop to an external monitor so I can test…
Is It Safe to Keep Using a Laptop After Aerosol Sunscreen Got Inside the Display?
A can of Coppertone Sport SPF 50 aerosol sunscreen discharged inside my bag while my Dell XPS 13 9315 was packed inside. This happened more than 48 hours…
Why does my Acer Nitro 5 lose external display after upgrading to 32GB of RAM?
I have an 8–9-year-old Acer Nitro 5 AN515-51-766E with two memory slots. It originally had 16GB of RAM in a 2×8GB configuration, and I replaced it with 32GB…
Is It Safe to Keep Using a Laptop After Aerosol Sunscreen Got Inside the Display?
I have a Dell XPS 13 9315 that was exposed to Coppertone Sport SPF 50 aerosol sunscreen when the can discharged inside my bag. More than 48 hours…
Laptop Won’t Display on an External Monitor After Upgrading to 32GB of RAM
I have an Acer Nitro 5 laptop that's about 8–9 years old. It originally had 16GB of RAM installed as two 8GB modules, and I replaced them with…
Mouse Stutters on a 60 Hz External Monitor in KDE Plasma
I'm seeing a strange mouse stuttering issue only when using KDE Plasma. I tested recent Kubuntu and Fedora KDE releases, and the cursor movement on my external monitor…
Mouse Stutters on a 60 Hz External Monitor in KDE Plasma
I'm experiencing an odd mouse stuttering problem only when using KDE Plasma. I've reproduced it on recent Kubuntu and Fedora KDE installations. My laptop's built-in display runs at…
Can I use my laptop if the screen backlight has stopped working?
My laptop's display backlight no longer turns on, so the built-in screen is extremely dark or unusable. I was quoted about $4,500 for a screen replacement, which seems…
Can I use my laptop if the screen backlight is broken?
My laptop's display backlight stopped working, so the screen stays dark. I was quoted about $4,500 for a screen replacement, which seems extremely expensive, and I'll be waiting…
How can I safely replace Windows with Ubuntu Server when the laptop’s built-in display is dead?
I have a Lenovo T480s running Windows 10, but its internal display no longer works. I can currently access it through RDP from a MacBook, and an HDMI-connected…