Connecting an external monitor to my Acer

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Rar - Sep 1, 2009 at 09:16 AM
MM - May 3, 2013 at 09:54 PM

Hello,

I have an Acer Aspire One Netbook and I want to connect my HP w220H2 monitor to it. How do I do that?

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Answer 1 / 4

Blocked Profile
Sep 1, 2009 at 10:18 AM

hi there,

Connect the monitor to the

laptop's 15-pin video connection on the back of the computer

Once connected, your laptop may automatically switch

to the new external display or you may be required to press

a sequence of keys in order to switch from the laptop to the external display

For example, often either Fn + F3, Fn + F5, Fn + F8, or Fn + F9

is pressed to switch between alternate displays

depends on the model

Thanks

Auggy
Dec 30, 2009 at 05:11 AM

That's not the case as suggested by the previous reply. Sometimes I just wish people would not provide advice unless they really know what their talking. That general answer does not apply to the Acer One. If you do a search on the topic you will find out that it is not as easy as the previous person suggested. By far, it is not. And unfortunately I am in the same boat trying to find the right answer how to connest the Acer One netbook to an external monitor.

justthetruth > Auggy
Feb 4, 2010 at 08:32 PM

...actually, his info is relevant and true. You plug in the monitor and hit fn + f5. if you want to extend the desktop, then go into display properties. He gave the solution, but you were T.S.T.O.

malin > Auggy
Mar 1, 2010 at 05:13 PM

he was right. fn+f5 worked.

dasuperrnc > Auggy
Mar 6, 2010 at 09:52 AM

Actually the poster was right , the one you bloody well smeared. Probably you have the problem, because you don't know what your doing, so hopefully this will help.

I have a Acer Netbook aoa 150 and it works with my Vizio 19 inch TV using correct VGA cable. Then for XP You have to go into display and then go to advance and go to your graphics card accelerator and add extended display for both monitor and lap, and then after you change that you hit ctrl + alt +F1 or FN + F6. What ever hotkeys changes your monitor.

**YOUR DISPLAY MUST BE ON EXTENDED TO USE BOTH EXTERNAL AND ORIGINAL MONITOR.

JOSIE > Auggy
Mar 24, 2010 at 11:49 AM

Fn + F5 worked fine.....dont know why you said it wasn't!

Answer 2 / 4

romeko007
Apr 5, 2010 at 03:57 PM

I also have an Acer Aspire One Netbook Computer... I have an HP monitor also (HP 1940)... the way I connect it to the monitor is:
-Plug the VGA cable to the monitor and the netbook (before turning the netbook on)
-Turn on the netbook and the startup screens should appear 'till you get to the desktop
-Once in the desktop, right click on the desktop and the pop-out menu should appear with the following: Graphic options>Output to>Dual Display Clone or Extended Desktop (whichever you prefer)> then, Notebook + Monitor.
-That should do the trick, there are also other options, but it all depends on the desired output.
One more thing, if your output monitor does not support widescreen (the Acer Netbook is Widescreen) you are going to have to put the settings on the native resolution (800x600) on the netbook for the whole screen to be usable. (Right click on the desktop>properties>settings tab>screen resolution.)
The reason I was looking at this post was because I wanted to higher my screen resolution, but it looks as though I'm outta luck for now....I'll keep searching...
Hope this helped.

romeko007
Apr 5, 2010 at 04:13 PM

Actually after posting this I finally got it to use the higher resolution.... just put... "output" to monitor and adjust the resolutions to the desirable size..... I REALLY HOPE THIS HELPS! :)

guest
Apr 9, 2010 at 12:44 AM

This is so awesome! I had no idea you could do this with a netbook! I'm not going blind anymore! Thank you!

romeko007
Apr 9, 2010 at 04:19 PM

Glad I could help, another thing that could add to the "netbook/large screen" experience, is to plug in a wireless mouse/keyboard. It'll feel like a desktop...hehe Then when you're done, you can unplug everything and take your netbook along with your work. You also connect it to a projector if you really want BIG! haha
happy computing!

steven
Apr 10, 2010 at 11:34 AM

i have an accer aspire one and the screen is broken is there any help u can give me to put it through a monitor, the keys that u all said for example ctrl altr f1 arent working neither is fn f5

thank you in advance if u can help

Daj
Jul 12, 2010 at 07:50 PM

I AM GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING AND NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK, SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!

Answer 4 / 4

nunga
Apr 11, 2013 at 01:42 AM

Hotkeys And Key Combinations On Aspire One NetbooksHow do I use the hotkeys and key combinations on my Aspire One?
The computer uses hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output. To use a hotkey to perform a specific function, press and hold down the Fn key, press the system key with the desired image on it, and then release both keys. To cancel the function, repeat the sequence.

For Aspire One models: AOA-150, AOD-110, AOD-150, AO531h:

Hotkey Icon Function Description
Fn + F1 Hot key help Displays the hot key help file.
Fn + F2 System Properties Launch System Properties.
Fn + F3 Power Options Launch Power Options.

For Aspire One models: AO751h:

Hotkey Icon Function Description
Fn + F1 Power Options Launch Power Options.
Fn + F2 System Properties Launch System Properties.
Fn + F3 Bluetooth toggle Enables or disables the Bluetooth functionality, if equipped.

All Aspire One models:

Hotkey Icon Function Description
Fn + F4 Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.
Fn + F5 Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both.
Fn + F6 Screen blank Switches off the display backlight. Press any key to enable the backlight again.
Fn + F7 Touchpad toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off.
Fn + F8 Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off.
Fn + F11 Num Lk Num Lock Enable or disable the Number Lock function.
Fn + F12 Scr Lk Scoll Lock Enable or disable the Scroll Lock function.
Fn + Right Arrow Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.
Fn + Left Arrow Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.
Fn + Up Arrow Volume up Increases the sound volume.
Fn + Down Arrow Volume down Decreases the sound volume.

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